Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
February 14, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Engine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Turbine Section
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) IFSD: DURING REVENUE FLIGHT, THE LT ENGINE ENCOUNTERED HIGH TORQUE AND ITT BEFORE IS WAS SHUTDOWN. A BORESCOPE INSP OF THE ENGINE SHOWED DAMAGE TO THE HOT SECTION AND IT WAS REMOVED. NO OTHER DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE AND SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT ONCE THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. (TC 20100224007)