Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades

Difficulty date
May 21, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C, E

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON TAKEOFF ROLL, PILOT HEARD A CHATTERING NOISE FROM THE ENG. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED & ACFT RETURNED TO STAND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ENG WAS SHUTDOWN & A RESTART ATTEMPTED SOME TIME LATER. PROPELLER WOULD NOT ROTATE. ENGINEERS WERE DISPATCHED TO ACFT, WITH SOME DEBRIS NOTED THROUGH THE EXHAUST STACK. THE POWER SECTION MODULE WAS REMOVED & SENT TO SHOP FOR TEARDOWN. UPON TEARDOWN, ONE PT BLADE WAS FOUND LIBERATED AT MID-POINT OF BLADE. PT DISK & BLADE SET WILL BE SENT TO MFG SERVICE. INVESTIGATION FURTHER ANALYSIS.