Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
January 3, 2015
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
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 TAKEOFF ROLL THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. TAKEOFF WAS CONTINUED AND THE ACFT FLOWN TO DESTINATION. A FIRE WARNING CAME ON DURING FINAL APPROACH BUT NO FIRE WAS OBSERVED. THE ACFT LANDED SUCCESSFULLY WITH ENGINE RUNNING. AFTER TAXI FROM RUNWAY THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND ABNORMAL NOISES WERE AUDIBLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO A HANGER WHERE THE INSPECTION REVEALED FRACTURED PT2 BLADES. THE ENGINE WAS SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.