Service difficulty report · Blades · Airtrc AT502A

Difficulty date
May 10, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airtrc AT502A
Engine
Pwa PT6A45R
Part
Blades
Condition
Fractured
Location
Turbine
Part time
22,581 hours
Component
Pwa
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

(CAN)SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD ACCOMPANIED BY A LOSS OF POWER. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD, NO DAMAGE. INSPECTION REVEALED PERFORATIONS OF THE EXHAUST STUBS AND DUCT, SEVERAL POWERTURBINE BLADES FRACTURED AT MID SPAN.