Service difficulty report · Exhaust Duct · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
December 18, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Exhaust Duct
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ski Jump
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) PIECE OF SKI JUMP BROKE OFF AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE POWER TURBINE. DEFECT FOUND DURING A ROUTINE NOZZLE CHANGE. POWER SECTION SENT FOR REPAIR, THE EXHAUST DUCT WAS FOUND WITH A FAILED SKI JUMP AND INNER SECTION. THE FAILED MATERIAL FROM THE EXHAUST DUCT MOVED UP INTO THE PATH OF THE POWER TURBINE. THIS MATERIAL IMPACTED AND RUBBED ALL THE POWER TURBINE BLADES AND CAUSED THE INSULATION BLANKET TO BE TORN APART. FAILURE OF THE SKI JUMP AREA OF THE EXHAUST DUCT MAY BE DUE TO THE PROPAGATION OF A CRACK IN THIS SECTION OR ROTATION OF THE #3 BEARING COVER INSIDE THE INNER CONE AREA OF THE EXHAUST DUCT. SB 1430 WAS EMBODIED WHICH INCORPORATES AN INTEGRAL #3 BEARING COVER WITH THE INNER SECTION OF THE EXHAUS