# SDR CA960513002

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: April 3, 1996
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: General aviation
- Make and model: Dhav DHC8102
- Engine: Pwa PW120A
- System (JASC): [7250 · Turbine Section](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/7250)
- Part: Turbine Disc
- Condition: Fractured
- Location: Firtree
- Part time: 9,988 hours
- Stage of operation: CL
- Nature of condition: R
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA960513002

## Discrepancy

(CAN)CLIMBING THROUGH 2,800 FEET, A LOUD SOUND WAS HEARD FROM PORT ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS SECURED AND RETURNED TO BASE. DISASSEMBLY AT P&WC REVEALED ON LPT DISC FIRTREE HAD FRACTURED BELOW THE FIRST SERRAT ION AND RELEASED TWO BLADES.

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