Service difficulty report · Turbine

Difficulty date
January 10, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Turbine
Part number
6899735
Condition
Seized
Location
Engine
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)DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT. PILOT LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE AND OBSERVED #2 ENGINE HAD FAILED. THROTTLE SECURED, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED N1 GEAR TRAIN UNAB LE TO ROTATE WITH STARTER. ENGINE DISASSEMBLED, TURBINE APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED. ENGINE IS BEING REPLACED AND FORWARDED TO SHOP FOR EVALUATION AND REPAIRS.