Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Reims F406

Difficulty date
June 16, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Reims F406
Engine
Pwa PT6A112
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Fractured
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) UNCONTAINED EVENT SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE LT ENGINE TORQUE WAS FLUCTUATING, WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A LOUD NOISE AND FLAMES FROM THE EXHAUST. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND A UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS MADE AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. GROUND INSP REVEALED THAT ALL POWER TURBINE BLADES HAD FRACTURED AND DEBRIS HAD EXITED THE GAS GENERATOR CASE AND WERE FOUND IN THE LOWER COWL. NO AIRFRAME DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. THE ENGINE WILL BE FORWARDED TO MFG FOR INVESTIGATION UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE AUTHORITIES. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE AND SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT ONCE THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

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