Service difficulty report · Pt Blade Lp

Difficulty date
August 19, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW120
Part
Pt Blade Lp
Part number
311260201
Condition
Airfoil Fracture
Location
Turbine Interstg
Part time
14,706 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
E, O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 6,000 FEET WHEN THE PILOT NOTED A DROP IN OIL PRESSURE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANG. A FIREBALL WAS OBSERVED AND THE ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY SHUTDOWN. THE CAUSE OF THE IN-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN WAS THE FAILURE OF THE #4, #5 AND #6 BEARINGS AND THE MASSIVE DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO THE INTERSTAGE AREA. WHILE THE FAILURE SEQUENCE IS NOT ABSOLUTELY CLEAR, IT IS THE OPINION OF THE OVERHAULER THAT THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE ORIGINATED WITH AN EARLIER LOSS OF A SINGLE LOW PRESSURE TURBINE AIRFOIL NEAR THE BLADE PLATFORM DUE TO FATIGUE CRACKING.