Service difficulty report · Bolt

Difficulty date
July 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW121
Part
Bolt
Part number
MS969611
Condition
Broken
Location
Interstage Case
Part time
12,457 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) THE ENGINE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE INSPECTION AND WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE SUSTAINED CONSIDERABLE POWER TURBINE DAMAGE. DISASSEMBLY FOUND THE ENGINE HAD SUFFERED A FRACTURE OF ONE INTERSTAGE CASE BOLT, WHICH RELEASED THE BOLT HEAD WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INGESTED BY THE POWER TURBINE CAUSING EXTENSIVE SECONDARY DAMAGE. THE INTERSTAGE CASE REAR FLANGE WAS CORRODED IN THE LOCATION THAT THE BOLT FAILED, WITH THE CORROSION PRODUCTS INCREASING THE LOCAL FLANGE THICKNESS CONSIDERABLY, RESULTING IN BOLT STRETCH AND FAILURE.