SDR RISWS80701

Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
October 22, 2006
Submitted
November 13, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N995CR
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
304
Engine
Garrtt TFE73122B
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
118,527 hours, 10,315 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON 10/22/2006 AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 20,000 FT, CREW HEARD A BANG FROM THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NEW INDICATION OF ENGINE FAILURE. CREW ESTABLISHED LEVEL FLIGHT AT 22,000FT AND REVIEWED ENGINE INSTRUMENTS WITH NO INDICATION OF ENGINE FAILURE. CREW REDUCED POWER AND VIBRATION WAS NOTED FROM ONE OF THE ENGINES. CREW REAPPLIED POWER AND VIBRATION WENT AWAY. CREW REVIEWED ENGINE INSTRUMENTS AND DID NOT NOTE ANY NEGATIVE READINGS. AS THE CREW STARTED DESCENT AND POWER REDUCED VIBRATION RETURNED. CREW PROCEEDED TO NEAREST RUNWAY. IN THE FLARE WITH BOTH POWER LEVERS RETARDED AT IDLE THE NR 1 ENGINE SHUT DOWN. CREW REPORTED HOT SECTION MISSING STG 3 TURBINE BLADE AND 5 DAMAGED BLADES. ENGINE W

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