Service difficulty report · Pt Blade

Difficulty date
December 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW118
Part
Pt Blade
Part number
311330301
Condition
Fractured
Location
Power Turbine
Part time
13,687 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) OPERATOR NOTICED DAMAGE IN THE POWER TURBINE AND THE ENGINE WAS SHIPPED FOR INVESTIGATION AND OVERHAUL. DISASSEMBLY FOUND THE ENGINE HAD SUFFERED THE FAILURE OF TWO PT1 BLADES. THEY HAD FAILED A SHORT DISTANCE BELOW THE OUTER PLATFORM. THIS IS AN UNUSUAL FAILURE AND PWC SUGGESTS THAT FROM EXPERIENCE IT COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH MICROSTRUCTURAL DAMAGE RESULTING FROM AN OVERTEMPERATURE EXCURSION OR HOT START.