Service difficulty report · Lp Blade

Difficulty date
November 17, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Lp Blade
Part number
310920201
Condition
Fractured
Location
Lp Turbine
Part time
20,391 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) ENGINE SENT FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR AFTER FAILURE OF A LP TURBINE BLADE. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE CONFIRMED THE FAILURE OF ONE OR MORE PRE SB 20465, HOLLOW CORE, LP TURBINE BLADES. THESE WERE HIGH-TIME BLADES WITH VISIBLE PLATFORM CORROSION AND IT APPEARS THE FAILURE ORIGINATED FROM A CORROSION SITE WITHIN THE INTERNAL CORED PASSAGE. SECONDARY DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED BY THE LP TURBINE STATOR ASSEMBLY, THE LP SHROUD SEGMENTS, PT1 AND PT2 STATORS, PT1 AND PT2 TURBINE BLADES. PART TC: 28,434.