Service difficulty report · Blade · Airtrc AT502B

Difficulty date
October 2, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airtrc AT502B
Aircraft time
2,968 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A34AG
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Blade
Part number
312075101
Condition
Cracked
Location
Turbine
Part time
2,968 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 HOT SECTION INSPECTION, 1 COMPRESSOR TURBINE BLADE, FOUND CRACKED AT T/E, APPROXIMATELY MID CORD, LT UNDETECTED, COULD HAVE LED TO BLADE SEPARATION AND CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. HAVE REQUESTED REPAIR AGENCY TO SEND 2 BLADES FOR METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS FOR ASSESSMENT OF ANY POSSIBLE OVER TEMPS, NO OVER TEMP OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.