Service difficulty report · Compressor Blade · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
March 16, 2009
Submitted
April 9, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Part
Compressor Blade
Condition
Fractured
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING T/O ROLL, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE ENGINE VIBRATION WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AS THE ACFT WAS ALREADY AT V1 SPEED, THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER AND CONTINUED THE T/O. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO ORIGIN WHERE A SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS PERFORMED. MX CREW BORESCOPED THE ENGINE AND FOUND ONE COMPRESSOR BLADE FRACTURED. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REMOVED AND WILL BE SENT FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR. MFG WILL CONTINUE INVESTIGATING THE EVENT AND ADVISE OF ROOT CAUSE ONCE ESTABLISHED.