Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Airtrc AT802A

Difficulty date
May 30, 2007
Submitted
August 3, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airtrc AT802A
Engine
Pwa PT6A67A
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Fractured
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) THE ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED FRACTUED POWER TURBINE BLADES AND A DISCONNECTION BETWEEN THE POWER TURBINE AND PROP. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE THE EVENT AND ADVISE OF ROOT CAUSE ONCE ESTABLISHED. (TC NR 20070803005)