Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
December 18, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft time
9,711 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Engine
Part number
JT15D5A
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Left
Part time
9,671 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED FROM A SERIES OF FLIGHTS DEC 18/2014 . THE CREW REPORTED NO DEFECTS. DURING A POST/PRE-FLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE NOTED METALLIC DEBRIS IN THE TAILPIPE OF THE LT ENGINE. THIS DEBRIS CONSISTED OF SEVERAL SMALL METALLIC PIECES AND WHAT APPEARED TO BE MOLTEN METAL SPLATTER. AT THIS POINT MAINTENANCE CONTACTED THE LOCAL PRATT AND WHITNEY TECH REP AND PROCEEDED TO CONDUCT A BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE TURBINE SECTION OF THE ENGINE. THERE IS CLEAR EVIDENCE OF MATERIAL SPLATTER AS WELL AS A TURBINE BLADE THAT HAS A SAW TOOTH PROFILE AS MATERIAL IS MISSING. DURING THE INSPECTION THE TECH REP ATTENDED THE AIRCRAFT AND CONFIRMED THAT IT APPEARED THAT AT LEAST ONE TURBINE BLADE HAD SIGNIFICANT MATERIAL LOSS. IN ADDITION THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT SPLATTER DEBRIS IN BETWEEN THE TURBINE WHEEL STAGES. THE REP CONCURRED THAT THE ENGINE MUST BE REMOVED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. POST FLIGHT DISCUSSION WITH THE CREW DID NOT REVEAL ANY OPERATIONAL ANOMALIES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT ENGINE OPERATION DURING THE PREVIOUS FLIGHTS. LAST HOT SECTION C/W AT 8822 TTSN ENGINE AND TCSN ENGINE 7105 TIME REMAINING UNTIL NEXT HOT SECTION 900.9 HOURS ENGINE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED.