Service difficulty report · Pt Blades

Difficulty date
November 23, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Pt Blades
Condition
Liberated
Location
2nd Stage Turb
Part time
5,484 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN)#1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED AN IN FLIGHT SHUTDOWN. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE 2ND STAGE POWER TURBINE BLADES HAD BEEN LIBERATED AT VARIOUS LENGTHS FROM ABOVE THE PLATFORM TO MID SPAN. POWER SECTION WAS STIFF TO ROTATE.