Service difficulty report · Exhaust Duct

Difficulty date
July 24, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Exhaust Duct
Part number
3031988
Condition
Damaged
Location
Power Section
Component part number
3015000
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THIS ENGINE WAS SENT FOR REPAIR AFTER A POWER TURBINE BLADE DISTRESS WAS REPORTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT .THE RH ENGINE FAILED WITH A LOUD NOISE .THE POWER TURBINE HAD BEEN SHATTERED .THE COMPRESSOR SECTION HAD BEEN SEIZED . NO FURTHER DETAILS OF THE EVENT WERE REPORTED. HOT SECTION BORESCOPE PICTURES WERE SUPPLIED WITH UNUSUAL BLACK MATERIAL DISPERSED ALL OVER THE HOT SECTION, ESPECIALLY AT THE TIPS OF THE COMPRESSOR TURBINE BLADES. (TC# 20190725012)