Service difficulty report · Turbine

Difficulty date
July 4, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwc PW127F
Part
Turbine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT, STEWARDS HEARD STRANGE NOISES COMING FROM LT ENGINE AND INFORMED THE PILOT. NOTHING ABNORMAL IN COCKPIT/ENGINE PARAMETERS OK, SO ONCE ON GROUND AND BEFORE NEXT FLIGHT, THE PILOT STARTED LT ENGINE AND CONFIRMED STRANGE NOISES AND ITT LOWER THAN USUAL VALUES. THE MAINTENANCE TECH FOUND PT DAMAGED.