Service difficulty report · Turbine

Difficulty date
June 11, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Turbine
Condition
Out Of Balance
Location
Engine
Part time
18,667 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) EI PW100 2008-059 - VIBRATIONS DURING START, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE POWER TURBINE WAS OUT OF BALANCE THUS CAUSING THIS EVENT. (PRE SB21737)