Service difficulty report · Blade · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
September 15, 2004
Submitted
May 24, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N69547
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE189
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Blade
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
16,398 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING AM ENGINE RUNUPS, RT ENGINE WENT INTO FEATHER AND WOULD NOT COME OUT, ALL OTHER PARAMETERS NORMAL. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, DEMATED POWER SECTION FROM GAS GENERATOR AND DETERMINED THAT POWER TURBINE BLADES WERE BROKE OFF AT THE BLADE ROOT POWER SECTION HAS MAJOR INTERNAL DAMAGE. REPLACED LT POWER SECTION MODULE AND ROUTED FAILED UNIT FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS AND REPAIR. NOTE: VERIFIED TO BE 2ND STAGE PT BLADE FAILURE. (CLOSED 5/4/05) (K)

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