Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
June 22, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
19,584 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Engine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Hot Section
Part time
11,270 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

RT ENGINE REPORTED RUNNING HOT. ENGINE TROUBLESHOOTING PERFORMED, HSI INSP REQUIRED. UPON INSP OF ENGINE FOUND EXTREME BUCKLES AND SHROUD SEGMENTS DISHED/WARPED. VERY LARGE .030 GAPS BETWEEN CT DISK AND SEGMENTS. CT DISK HAD ALSO RUBBED ON THE GUIDE VANE. CT BLADES ERODED AND DAMAGED. THIS IS A RECENT O/H WITH ONLY 827 HOURS ON IT. THROUGH IT WAS DETERMINED OTHER OPERATORS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE AND IT APPEARS TO BE A QUALITY ISSUE FROM MFG. PARTS ARE REMOVED AND CURRENTLY AT MFG. FURTHER INFORMATION TO FOLLOW.

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