Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Beech F90

Difficulty date
August 12, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech F90
Engine
Pwa PT6A135
Part
Turbine Blades
Part number
312307101
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
1,898 hours
Component
Ct Disk · 312307501
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

RT PT6A-135 ENGINE, SN PC-E92105 WAS REMOVED SUBSEQUENT TO INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN INCIDENCE. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED "THE ENGINE LOST AT TAKEOFF AT 3000 FT AT CLIMB POWER SETTING. NO PERFORMANCE INDICATION REVEALING PROBLEM PRIOR TO ENGINE FAILURE". DURING DISMANTLE INVESTIGATION, ENGINE WAS SPLIT AND THE GAS GENERATOR SECTION DISMANTLED. THE CT BLADES WERE FOUND EXCESSIVELY DAMAGED AND PARENT MATERIAL MISSING FROM MOST OF THE BLADES. QTY 2-CT BLADES WERE FOUND BROKEN CLOSE TO THE PLATFORM, ONE BROKEN CT BLADE SHOW CLEAR SIGNS OF FATIGUE FAILURE. THE CT BLADES PN 3123071-01 HAVE TTSN 1897.8-HOURS.

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