Service difficulty report · Turbine Wheel · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
December 4, 2018
Submitted
January 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2728G
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC731
Aircraft time
28,498 hours, 38,123 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Engine time
32,623 hours, 44,499 cycles
Part
Turbine Wheel
Part number
31081642
Part serial
3035014056
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
9,522 hours, 8,547 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED LOUD BANG IN FLIGHT FOLLOWED BY ACTIVATION OF NTS SYSTEM; PILOT SECURED ENGINE AND LANDED. ENGINE REMOVED/REPLACED IN THE FIELD AND TRANSPORTED TO MAIN MX BASE FOR TEARDOWN. MX PERSONNEL FOUND DURING TEARDOWN THAT SEVERAL BLADES ON THE 1ST HPT WHEEL ASSY FAILED AND BROKE AWAY FROM THE DISK AT THE FIR TREE ATTACHMENT. ENGINEERING/METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS HAS BEEN REQUESTED.