Service difficulty report · Blade

Difficulty date
February 7, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Blade
Condition
Fractured
Location
Lp Turbine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) IN CRUISE, THE WASHROOM SMOKE DETECTOR ALARM SOUNDED AND A SLIGHT ODOUR OF OIL IN THE CABIN WAS NOTICED. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED A VIBRATION IN THE CONTROLS DURING ENGINE START. UPON ENGINE REMOVAL, TWO LP TURBINE BLADES WERE FOUND TO BE FRACTURED AT MID-SPAN.