Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
February 23, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Aircraft time
34,007 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Fractured
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER TAKE-OFF THE CREW OBSERVED A FLUCTUATION IN THE NR 2 TORQUE INDICATION AND COULD HEAR THE CHANGES IN ENGINE POWER SETTINGS. ALL OTHER PARAMETERS REMAINED NORMAL AND IN THE GREEN. THE ENGINE POWER LEVER WAS PULLED BACK TO OPERATE AT A REDUCED POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THAT THE FAULT WAS CAUSED BY AN ISSUE WITH THE 2ND STAGE POWER TURBINE BLADE FRACTURE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND WILL BE SENT TO THE ENGINE SHOP FOR AN EVALUATION OF THE CAUSE AND REPAIR.