Service difficulty report · Blade · Skrsky S64E

Difficulty date
October 18, 2023
Submitted
October 19, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Skrsky S64E
Aircraft serial
64003
Aircraft time
51,871 hours, 18,980 cycles
Engine
Pwa JFTD12A4A
Engine time
14,936 hours
Part
Blade
Part number
597602
Part serial
NA
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Part time
2,376 hours
Component
Engine · Pwa · 4A
Component part number
JFTD12A4A
Stage of operation
FF
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O, O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS FIREFIGHTING WHEN PILOTS HEARD A LOW FREQUENCY RUMBLE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING AMTS FOUND 1 EA. 2ND STAGE N1 BLADE HAD BROKEN OFF AT THE ROOT. ENGINE IS BEING RETURNED TO THIS REPAIR STATION FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. ENGINE MANUFACTURE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE INVESTIGATION.