Service difficulty report · Blade

Difficulty date
February 11, 2015
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW121
Part
Blade
Condition
Fractured
Location
Power Turbine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) A ROUGH NOISE WAS HEARD FROM ENGINE ON SHUT-DOWN. START-UP TO TAXI A WHINING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE AND THE CONDITION LEVEL WAS VIBRATING. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A FRACTURED POWER TURBINE BLADE.