Service difficulty report · Blade

Difficulty date
May 9, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A25
Part
Blade
Condition
Fractured
Location
Power Turbine
Part time
5,199 hours
Component
Pwa
Stage of operation
AB
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

(CAN)FOLLOWING A STALL EXERCISE DURING FLIGHT TRAINING, ON POWER APPLICATION, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION FROM THE ENGINE. ENGINE WAS SECURED AND A LANDING MADE. AFTER ENGINE SPLIT AT THE "C" FLANGE, A FRACTURE D POWER TURBINE BLADE WAS EVIDENT.