Service difficulty report · Exhaust Duct

Difficulty date
June 26, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A60
Part
Exhaust Duct
Part number
311292001
Condition
Damaged
Location
Turbine Section
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) WHEN PERFORMING A SCHEDULED FUEL NOZZLE REPLACEMENT, A TECH NOTICED WITH THE BORESCOPE A PART OF THE INNER LINER OF THE EXHAUST DUCT PROTRUDING. THE POWER SECTION WAS THEN REMOVED FROM THE GAS GENERATOR AND FURTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED.