Service difficulty report · Duct · Mtsbsi MU2B40

Difficulty date
September 15, 2004
Submitted
October 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N361MA
Make and model
Mtsbsi MU2B40
Aircraft serial
429SA
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110
Part
Duct
Part number
31018303
Condition
Loose
Location
Loose Vanes
Part time
4,055 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE WAS TORN DOWN FOR AN AUDIT OF ITS SB AND TBO CONFIGURATION, DUE TO CROSSOVER DUCT (DIFFUSER) FAILURE OF ITS (SISTER ENGINE) ON THE SAME AIRCRAFT. IT WAS FOUND, THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS CONCERNING SB STATUS AND TBO STATUS WERE IN ERROR ON THIS ENGINE ALSO AND INSPECTION OF THE CROSS0VER DUCT ASSEMBLY IN THIS ENGINE WAS FOUND VERY LOOSE, BUT NOT YET FAILED. FAILURE OF THIS PART WAS IMMINENT AND SEALS IN THIS DUCT WERE MOSTLY FAILED, AFFECTING COMPRESSOR AND ENGINE POWER. (EA21200502933)