Service difficulty report · Turbine · Frchld SA227CC

Difficulty date
December 17, 2013
Submitted
December 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2728G
Make and model
Frchld SA227CC
Aircraft serial
AC731
Aircraft time
25,954 hours, 35,277 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110U
Engine time
29,165 hours, 43,392 cycles
Part
Turbine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Component
Engine · Garrtt
Component part number
TPE33111U611G
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Z
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT ON CLIMB OUT THE ENG LOST OIL PRESS. PILOT SECURED THE ENG & RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT & LANDED. MX FOUND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE 3RD STAGE TURBINE & DISASSEMBLED ENG. AFT TURBINE BEARING WAS FOUND DESTROYED, FAILED. 1ST & 2ND TURBINES SHOWED NO IMPACT DAMAGE BUT SHOWED SIGNIFICANT DISTRESS & WERE COATED IN ALUMINUM, FROM COMPRESSOR HOUSING. FURTHER DISASSEMBLY STILL REQUIRED. SDR WILL BE AUGMENTED ONCE TEARDOWN IS COMPLETE & ROOT CAUSE IS ISOLATED.