Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
May 17, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwc PW127F
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER DEPARTING, SMOKE IN THE CABIN OCCURRED AND THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. ON SHORT FINAL, THE NR 2 ENGINE LOST POWER FOLLOWING A LOUD MECHANICAL SOUND. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT SINGLE ENGINE LANDING, CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE ACFT EXITED THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. POST EVENT EXAMINATION FOUND ACFT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND NR 2 ENGINE POWER TURBINE BLADES FRACTURED.