Service difficulty report · Blades

Difficulty date
November 16, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A6
Part
Blades
Condition
Failed
Location
Power Turbine
Stage of operation
NR
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) ACFT TYPE ID PC-9. WHILE APPLYING POWER DURING A TOUCH AND GO, THE ENGINE STARTED VIBRATING. THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER TO IDLE AND ABORTED T/O. AS THE A/C SLOWED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, OIL BEGAN TO SPRAY OVER THE CANOPY. ONCE CLEARED OF THE RUNWAY, THE PROPELLER SLOWED DOWN RAPIDLY AND THE ENG WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN. POST FLIGHT INSP FOUND FRACTURED PT BLADES, THE EXHAUST DUCT HAS A HOLE THROUGH THE INNER "SKI JUMP", THE EXHAUST STACK HAS MULTIPLE HOLES AND DENTS AND THE ENGINE COWLING IS DENTED. MFG IS REQUESTED THE ENG BE FWD TO PLT 5 FOR INVESTIGATION.