Service difficulty report · Engine · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
May 9, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft time
18,363 hours
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Part
Engine
Part number
CF343B1
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, Y
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE RH ENGINE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ALONG WITH A VIBRATION. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUES. A QUICK INSPECTION THROUGH THE EXHAUST DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LOW PRESSURE TURBINE BLADES (LPT BLADE). ONCE THE ENGINE RETURNED TO MAIN BASE, A BORESCOPE INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A STAGE 2 HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE BLADE (HPT BLADES) SEPARATED AT THE ROOT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE SURROUNDING STAGE 2 BLADES. THIS BLADE AND FURTHER BROKEN PIECES THEN TRAVELED THROUGH THE ENGINE DAMAGING EVERY DOWNSTREAM COMPONENT. ALL LPT SECTION OF THE ENGINE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE STAGE 1 HPT NOZZLE HAD SOME BURNING DAMAGE. FDR DATA REVIEWED DID NOT INDICATE ANYTHING ABNORMAL PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. (TC# 20190718005)