Service difficulty report · Engine · Dorner DO328300

Difficulty date
March 17, 2014
Submitted
March 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406FJ
Make and model
Dorner DO328300
Aircraft serial
3156
Aircraft time
15,248 hours, 14,489 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW306B
Engine time
13,616 hours, 12,817 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
30B310002
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Part time
13,616 hours, 12,817 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING CLIMB AT APPROXIMATELY 12,000 FEET THE LT ENGINE SN CD0072 SHUTDOWN WITH A VERY LOUD NOISE OCCURRING AND AT THE SAME TIME A VERY DESTINCT VIBRATION UNTIL THE ENGINE ROTAION STOPPED. IMMEDIATELY THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO FIELD WITH NO INCIDENT. A PRELIMANARY BORESCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH STAGE HIGH PRESSURE TURRBINE SECTIONS. IT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME THE SPECIFIC CAUSE OF THIS EVENT.