Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Dhav DHC8106

Difficulty date
August 6, 2007
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8106
Aircraft time
39,562 hours
Engine
Pwa PW121
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Turbine Blades
Part number
304915201
Condition
Fractured
Location
Turbine Section
Part time
7,628 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ON AUGUST 6/2007 SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, MX HAD A REPORT FROM THE CREW OF A SMELL OF OIL IN THE CABIN. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING AND THE CREW PROCEEDED TO CARRY OUT THEIR SOP`S AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. THE ACFT PROCEEDED BACK TO YYT WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT FOR EVALUATION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT 1 OF THE LOW PRESSURE TURBINE BLADES HAD FRACTURED AT THE BLADE ROOT. THE BLADES WERE SENT TO P&W FOR EVALUATION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT 1 FRACTURED LPT BLADE AT .050 INCH FROM THE BLADE PLATFORM OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF FATIGUE ORIGINATING FROM THE TRAILING EDGE. DAMAGE TO THE REMAINING LPT BLADE AIRFOILS WAS CAUSED BY SUBSEQUENT MECHANICAL IMPACT FROM BLADE DEBRIS.