Service difficulty report · Inner Ring · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
May 9, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Part
Inner Ring
Part number
31032153
Condition
Cracked
Location
Combust Chamber
Part time
3,194 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
G, Y
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) ONE MINUTE AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND AUTO FEATHERED. THE DISASSEMBLY AND EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE REAR TURBINE CARRIER CRACKED, ALL FIRST STAGE TURBINE BLADES BROKEN. COMBUSTION CHAMBER INNER RING CRACKED 350 DEGREES. THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER INNER RING CRACKED RADIALLY APPROXIMATELY 90 PERCENT OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE. THIS ALLOWED HOT COMBUSTION GASES TO IMPINAGE UPON THE TRANSITION LINER CAUSING BURN THROUGH, SUBSEQUENT OVERHEATING AND FAILURE OF THE SECOND STAGE COMPRESSOR. PIECES OF LINER ETC. DAMAGED THE TURBINE WHEELS. THE FINAL RESULT WAS SUDDEN FAILURE.