Service difficulty report · Blade · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
March 12, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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) CUSTOMER REPORTED NOISE FROM RT ENGINE IN TRANSIENT FROM CLIMB TO CRUISE, APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, AND WITH A LOSS OF POWER. PILOT INDUCED THE IFSD FOLLOWED BY ACFT RETURNING TO AIRPORT AND PERFORMED UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. ON GROUND BOROSCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED HP BLADES DISTRESS.