Service difficulty report · Bolt

Difficulty date
January 23, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW118
Part
Bolt
Part number
MS969611
Condition
Fractured
Location
Interstage Case
Part time
11,982 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 SENT FOR A SCHEDULED OVERHAUL. UPON DISASSEMBLY IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ENGINE HAD POWER TURBINE DAMAGE RESULTING FROM AN INTERSTAGE CASE BOLT FAILURE. THE ENGINE WAS PRE MOD 21175 AND THE LIBERATED BOLT HEAD INFLICTED IMPACT DAMAGE TO ALL THE 1ST STAGE PT ROTOR BLADES AND TO THE 2ND STAGE PT STATOR LOCKING LUGS. SECONDARY DAMAGE FROM PIECES OF DAMAGED PT1 BLADES WAS ALSO SUSTAINED BY THE PT STATOR AIRFOILS AND THE PT2 BLADE LEADING EDGES. IT IS THOUGHT THAT CORROSION OF THE BOLT BELOW THE HEAD COUPLED WITH SOME FLANGE CORROSION LEAD TO THE FRACTURE OF THE BOLT.