Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
April 16, 2010
Submitted
April 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N81536
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE152
Aircraft time
28,932 hours, 34,376 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Power Section
Part time
25,024 hours, 29,819 cycles
Component
Power Section
Component part number
3044700
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT LT PROPELLER KEPT ON INCREASING TO 1700 RPM EVEN AFTER CLIMB POWER SET. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. DURING POST FLIGHT OBSERVED HOLES IN BOTH EXHAUST STACKS AND LT PROPELLER FAILED TO ROTATE. REPLACED LT ENGINE POWER SECTION, OPS CHECKS NORMAL.

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