Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Agusta A109S

Difficulty date
September 9, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Agusta A109S
Aircraft time
511 hours
Engine
Pwc PW207C
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Fractured
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
501 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ON SHUTDOWN CREW NOTICED VIBRATION AND I HIGH PITCH SOUND COMING FROM THE RT NR 2 ENGINE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AREA AND FOUND THAT 1 OF THE TURBINE BLADES FROM THE POWER SECTION HAD FRACTURED ROUGHLY .7500 PERCENT OF THE WAY UP THE BLADE, AND WAS EJECTED OUT THROUGH THE EXHAUST NOZZLE. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND. ENGINE IS BEING REMOVED AND SENT BACK TO THE MFG FOR ANALYSIS.

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