What was found
MAJOR TURBO FAILURE DUE TO SEPARATION OF FACTORY NEW TURBINE WHEEL HEAD FROM SHAFT.
- Difficulty date
- March 9, 2011
- Submitted
- March 25, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N599ST
- Make and model
- Piper PA32R301T
- Aircraft serial
- 3257383
- System (JASC)
- 8120 · Exhaust Turbocharger
- Part
- Turbine Wheel
- Part number
- 4464290001
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Turbocharger
- Part time
- 9 hours
- Component
- Turbocharger · TAO413
- Component part number
- 46C19836
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.