SDR CA141008005

Service difficulty report · Blade · Aerosp ATR42500

Difficulty date: September 15, 2014
Submitted: March 12, 2015
Operation: General aviation
Make and model: Aerosp ATR42500
Engine: Pwc PW127F
System (JASC): 7250 · Turbine Section
Part: Blade
Condition: Fractured
Location: Power Turbine
Stage of operation: CL
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: X, 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) DURING CLIMBOUT, PASSING APPROXIMATELY 14000FT, A LOUD BANG NOISE WAS HEARD BY THE CREW FOLLOWED BY ENGINE FLAME OUT. ACFT LANDED SAFELY. DURING THE TROUBLESHOOTING, PT BLADES WERE FOUND FRACTURED. THE ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED FOR INVESTIGATION.

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