Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
December 14, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft time
37,965 hours
Engine
Pwa PW121
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Fractured
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 2012-100, THIS ENGINE WAS SENT FOR INVESTIGATION AND A HOT SECTION INSPECTION AFTER THE OPERATOR REPORTED AN LP BLADE FRACTURE.

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