Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Frchld SA227DC

Difficulty date
January 4, 2021
Submitted
January 8, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820DC
Make and model
Frchld SA227DC
Aircraft serial
DC820B
Aircraft time
35,889 hours, 38,650 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33112UHR
Engine time
24,953 hours, 19,959 cycles
Part
Turbine Blades
Part number
31039252
Condition
Failed
Location
Right Engine
Part time
2,959 hours, 3,238 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED LOUD BANG AND ENGINE POWER LOSS DURING CLIMB. FLIGHT CREW SECURED ENGINE AND LANDED SAFELY. MX FOUND ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN. PRELIM BORESCOPE INSPECTION FOUND FAILURE OF SEVERAL SECOND STAGE TURBINE BLADES. NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO UPSTREAM COMPONENTS WAS NOTED DURING THE BORESCOPE INSPECTION LEADING MX TO CONCLUDE THAT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE LIES IN THE FAILURE OF ONE OR MORE SECOND STAGE TURBINE BLADES.