Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Aerosp ATR42500

Difficulty date
December 10, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42500
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) DURING TRANSIT INSPECTION DAMAGE NOTED ON THE PT BLADES ON NR 2 ENGINE. ONE OF THE PT BLADES IS PARTIALLY MISSING AND FEW BLADES HAVE MISSING MATERIALS. AGB MCD HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND FINE METAL PIECES HAVE BEEN FOUND ON THE MCD, THE PROPELLER IS HARD TO TURN MANUALLY, DAA REQUESTED FOR REPOSITIONING FLIGHT TO RETURN TO BASE. DAA REJECTED. CUSTOMER ADVISED TO PROCEED WITH ENGINE CHANGE AT THE CURRENT LOCATION.

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