Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades

Difficulty date
May 16, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwc PW127E
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Fractured
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, 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 AT FL100, AN ENGINE SURGE OCCURRED FOLLOWED BY FLAME OUT. THE ENGINE WAS SECURED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE POINT OF ORIGIN WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS PERFORMED. GROUND INSP FOUND FRACTURED POWER TURBINE BLADES.