Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades

Difficulty date
February 11, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Fractured
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
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 CLIMB AT FL90, THE NR 2 ENGINE NP SPEED REACHED 101 PERCENT WITH A PROPELLER ELECTRONIC CONTROL (PEC) FAULT. THE CREW REPORTED THAT ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS DECREASED FOLLOWING A PEC RESET AND THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN BY ITSELF. PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO ORIGIN AND PERFORMED A SINGLE ENGINE LANDING DURING WHICH 1 TIRE BURST AND ANOTHER DEFLATED. EXAMINATION OF NR 2 ENGINE FOUND FRACTURED TURBINE BLADES. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE AND SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT ONCE THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. (TC 20100216005)