Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades

Difficulty date
May 17, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Engine
Pwa PT6A34B
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

POWER LOSS WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT, THE CREW HEARD A LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY ENGINE POWER LOSS. A SINGLE ENGINE LANDING FOLLOWED. GROUND INSP FOUND DENTS AND CRACKS IN THE EXHAUST DUCT AND CRACKED INLET CASE STRUTS. FURTHER INSP REVEALED FRACTURED COMPRESSOR TURBINE BLADES. ENGINE REMOVED AND SENT FOR REPAIRS.