Service difficulty report · Blade

Difficulty date
June 21, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Blade
Condition
Fractured
Location
Low Press Turbin
Part time
12,500 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
E, F, A

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

What was found

(CAN) AT 8000 FEET ON CLIMB OUT THE #1 ENGINE TORQUE FLUCTUATED 7-8 PERCENT. THE ITT THEN INCREASED TO 780 DEGREES CELCIUS AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE TORQUE DROPPED TO 50 PERCENT. A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY A FIRE WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS SECURED AND THE FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. THE FIRE WARNING EXTINGUISHED AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND ONE LOW PRESSURE TURBINE BLADE LIBERATED FROM THE DISK.