Service difficulty report · Blade

Difficulty date
June 25, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A68
Part
Blade
Condition
Fractured
Location
Power Turbine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, 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) FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY PILOT REPORTED A METAL TYPE OF NOISE DURING POWER CHECK. PERFORMED ANOTHER POWER CHECK AND FOUND ALL NORMAL, AND THEN FLEW FOR 1.4 HOURS WITH NO PROBLEMS. WHEN SECOND CREW CAME OUT TO FLY PROPELLER WAS FOUND NOT TO TURN COUNTER CLOCKWISE WITHOUT MAKING NOISE AND DRAGGING. CLOCKWISE ROTATION THE ENGINE WAS FOUND FREE. NO METAL ON THE MAGNETIC CHIP DETECTOR AND OIL LOOKED CLEAN. DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ON THE LT EXHAUST STACK AND DAMAGE IN THE EXHAUST CASE. 1 POWER TURBINE BLADE WAS FRACTURED AND A HOLE WAS OBSERVED IN THE POWER TURBINE SHROUD HOUSING. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO MFG ENGINE SERVICES