Service difficulty report · Blade · Bell 412

Difficulty date
November 7, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 412
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Blade
Condition
Fractured
Location
Compressor
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING POSITIONING PHASE JUST BEFORE LANDING, A SUDDEN DROP IN NR 1 ENGINE TORQUE OCCURRED. THE ACFT LANDED ON THE TAXI WAY. ENGINE PARAMETERS AFTER LANDING WERE NORMAL, HOWEVER WHEN THE ACFT WAS ABOUT TO LIFT OFF AGAIN, THE ROTOR RPM WARNING CAME ON ALONG WITH NR 1 ENGINE TORQUE DROPPING. THE ENGINES WERE SHUTDOWN, DURING WHICH SMOKE WAS OBSERVED FROM NR 1 ENGINE EXHAUST. POST EVENT INSPECTION FOUND FRACTURED COMPRESSOR TURBINE BLADES. THE ENGINE WILL BE SENT TO MFG FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR.

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