SDR QMLDMG2162

Service difficulty report · Turbine Wheel · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
April 29, 2011
Submitted
May 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N93LF
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0412
Aircraft time
2,438 hours, 10,704 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2B2
Engine time
2,438 hours, 3,130 cycles
Part
Turbine Wheel
Part number
0319218520
Part serial
AZF5988UP
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
2,042 hours, 2,267 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING A BORESCOPE INSPECTION AND ROTATING THE ENGINE, A NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE N1 SECTION OF THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. REMOVED THE ENGINE AND DISASSEMBLED MODULE 1 FROM MODULE 2 AND AWAITED MFG SUPPORT TO COME AND DISASSEMBLE MODULE 2. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF MODULE 2 FOUND THE HP TURBINE DISC HAD 3 BLADES SHIFT AND WERE RUBBING INTO THE HP NOZZLE GUIDE VANE. MFG SUPPORT IS GOING TO REPLACE THE HP TURBINE WHEEL AND NOZZLE GUIDE VANE.

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