Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
November 18, 2009
Submitted
January 19, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft time
27,027 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Part
Turbine Blades
Part number
31081251
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
3,247 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) A/C CAME IN FOR A ROUTINE FUEL NOZZLE CHANGE ON THE RT ENGINE. THE MECHANIC AT THAT TIME WAS DOING A SCHEDULED BOROSCOPE AND BEFORE PUTTING THE NEW FUEL NOZZLES IN HAD FOUND SOME DISCREPANCIES INSIDE THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC THEN NOTIFIED THE TURBINE SHOP TO COME AND DO AN EVALUATION ON THE NOTED DAMAGE. THE ENGINE WAS THEN REMOVED AND FORWARDED TO THE ENGINE SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE NOTED DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO BE 3 OF THE 36 TURBINE ROTOR BLADES HAD FAILED AND HAD PIECES OF MATERIAL MISSING FROM THE BLADES. THE FAILED NR 1 TURBINE ROTOR WAS FORWARDED TO A METALLURGICAL LAB FOR EVALUATION ON THE FAILURE. THE METALLURGICAL EVALUATION REPORT WILL BE ADDED TO THIS SDR AT A LATER DATE WHEN RECEIVED. (TC NR 20091125004)