Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Bombdr CL6002D15

Difficulty date
November 29, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr CL6002D15
Engine
Ge CF348C5
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Part time
20,415 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) CLIMBING THROUGH 8000 FT, FLIGHT CREW HEARD A LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY A YAW TO THE RT. RT ENGINE PARAMETERS INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS SPOOLING DOWN. FLIGHT CREW SECURED THE ENGINE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, TURNED BACK AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE BY LOCAL MAINTENANCE REVEALED NO DAMAGE TO THE FAN BLADES HOWEVER SIGNIFICANT DAMAGES WERE OBSERVED AT THE TURBINES. A MAINTENANCE TEAM HAS BEEN DISPATCHED TO THE BS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.