Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
November 13, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Engine
Pwa PW120
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Fractured
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) EIR PW100 2012-089, THIS ENGINE WAS INDUCTED FOR INVESTIGATION DUE TO OIL LEAKAGE IN THE AIR INLET. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ENGINE SUSTAINED MULTIPLE LP BLADE FRACTURES THAT RESULTED IN SUFFICIENT UNBALANCE AND VIBRATION TO FRACTURE MULTIPLE TUBES, BRACKETS AND BOLTS AND CAUSE HEAVY RUBBING DAMAGE ON MOST AIR/OIL SEALS. THE CAUSE OF THE OIL LEAKAGE IS CONSIDERED TO BE HEAVY RUBBING DAMAGE ON AIR/OIL SEALS. THE CAUSE OF THE LP BLADE FRACTURE IS CONSIDERED TO BE BLADE CREEP.

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