Service difficulty report · Blade · Beech B200

Difficulty date
July 10, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
5,893 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Part
Blade
Condition
Bent
Location
Compressor
Part time
6,176 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) THE AIRCRAFT HAD LEVELED OFF FL200 WHEN THE NG WENT DOWN TO 92 PERCENT AND THE ITT WENT UP TO 900. THE ENGINE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO FLIGHT IDLE AND CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. LIGHT ICING WAS NOTED AND THE ICE VANES WERE OPEN. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT ONE BLADE ON THE FIRST STAGE COMPRESSOR WAS BENT, THUS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO COMPRESSOR STALL. SUSPECT ICE HAD BUILT UP ON THE BEARING SUPPORTS INBOARD OF THE INLET SCREEN, BECAUSE NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED THOUGH OUT THE ENGINE.

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