Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Raythn HAWKER800

Difficulty date
June 13, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800
Aircraft time
3,759 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE7315BR
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Last Stage
Part time
3,834 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON CLIMB-OUT THROUGH 25,000 FT A LARGE BANG WAS HEARD AND MODERATE VIBRATION FELT THROUGH THE REAR OF THE ACFT FOLLOWED BY AN EXHAUST ODOR. AIRCRAFT LEVELLED OUT AT 26,000 FT. ALL INDICATIONS WERE WITHIN LIMITS, BUT THERE WAS A LOWER ITT, N1, N2 AND FUEL FLOW ON THE RT ENGINE. ATC WAS ADVISED OF THE CONDITIONS AND THE ACFT MAINTAINED A LOWER ALTITUDE. THE ENGINE VIBRATION DECREASED AND ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS CONTINUED TO STAY WITHIN LIMITS. THE ACFT PROCEEDED BACK TO BASE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON INITIAL INSP MX DISCOVERED THAT THE LAST STAGE TURBINE BLADES WERE DAMAGED.