What was found
(CAN)IN CRUISE, #2 ENGINE PARAMETERS DROPPING. ENGINE SECURED AND RETURN TO POINT OF DEPARTURE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE COMPRESSOR TURBINE BLADES FRACTURED NEAR THE ROOT PLATFORM.
- Difficulty date
- May 10, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Beech C90
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A20
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Blades
- Condition
- Fractured
- Location
- Compressor Turb
- Part time
- 9,601 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- A, E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.