Service difficulty report · Ring · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
September 19, 2007
Submitted
October 24, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 750
Engine
Allsn AE3007C
Part
Ring
Part number
23062462
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Vanes
Part time
6,979 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING ENGINE DISASSEMBLY IT WAS FOUND THAT 1 OFF LOCATING PLUG WAS INTERCHANGE WITH THE BOROSCOPE PLUG. THE LPT2 VANE RING IS HELD IN PLACE BY 3 LOCATING PLUGS, 2 PLUGS ONLY WERE FOUND CORRECTLY INSTALLED. LPT2 VANE RING WAS FOUND HEAVILY RUBBED ON THE TRAILING EDGE AT THE OUTER SHROUD LOCATION OVER AN ARC OF 75 DEG. APPROX.. THE INNER SHROUD LOCATION WAS ALSO FOUND HEAVILY RUBBED AT THE INNER PLATFORM LOCATION OVER THE SAME ARC DISTANCE. THE LPT2 BLADES (L/E SIDE), WAS FOUND HEAVILY RUBBED AT THE INNER AND OUTER SHROUD LOCATIONS, MATCHING THE LPT2 VANE RING RUB. THE LOCATING PLUG THAT WAS FOUND INSTALLED AT THE WRONG LOCATION WAS WORN. PREVIOUS SIMILAR EVENT HAD CAUSED A MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE AND ABORTED TAKE OFF (SDR20041122006). THIS ENGINE LPT MODULE WAS NEVER DISMANTLED FROM PREVIOUS VISIT OR MANUFACTURE. (TC NR 20070919004)

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