Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Aerosp AS365N2

Difficulty date
June 5, 2012
Submitted
June 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N886TW
Make and model
Aerosp AS365N2
Aircraft serial
6413
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1C
Part
Turbine Blades
Part number
0292005240
Part serial
12063
Condition
Destroyed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
5,009 hours, 2,071 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING TAXI BOTH PILOTS HEARD AN ABNORMAL WHINNING NOISE COMING FROM THE NR 1 ENGINE, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A NR 1 ENGINE CHIP LIGHT. THEY SHUT THE ENGINES DOWN. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE FREE TURBINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE DESTROYED BLADES. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO FOD INGESTION. THE ENGINE IS FWD TO THE MFG FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.

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