Service difficulty report · Turbine · Skrsky S64E

Difficulty date
April 7, 2015
Submitted
April 8, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N172AC
Make and model
Skrsky S64E
Aircraft serial
64061
Aircraft time
37,668 hours, 20,085 cycles
Engine
Pwa JFTD12A4A
Engine time
705 hours
Part
Turbine
Part number
643520072101
Part serial
0
Condition
Loose
Location
Engine
Part time
705 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

FREE TURBINE ASSY WAS AT REPAIR STATION FOR A LEAK REPAIR. DURING DISASSEMBLY THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE 6435-20072-101 DRIVE FLANGE WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE FLANGE HAD PAINT ON THE MATING SURFACES. TORQUEING THE NUT AGAINST PAINT CAUSED THE NUT TO BECOME LOOSE AFTER TIME. THE MFG HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND IS ISSUING A SB.