Service difficulty report · Case Bolts

Difficulty date
August 1, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW120
Part
Case Bolts
Part number
MS969611
Condition
Fractured
Location
Interstage Case
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) ROUTINE BOROSCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED THE 1ST STAGE POWER TURBINE BLADES HAD SMALL NOTCHES IN THE LEADING EDGE NEAR THE ROOT AND TIP PLATFORM. TEARDOWN OF THE ENGINE FOUND MULTIPLE FAILURES OF THE INTERSTAGE CASE BOLTS. THIS RELEASED THE INTERSTAGE CASE ASSEMBLY ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ENGINE WHICH THEN MOVED BACK UNTIL THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE INNER AND OUTER PLATFORMS OF THE PT1 STATOR ASSEMBLY CONTACTED THE LEADING EDGE OF THE PT1 ROTOR BLADES CAUSING THE OBSERVED GROOVE.