Service difficulty report · Heat Shield · Cessna 500CESSNA

Difficulty date
June 21, 2005
Submitted
September 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27SF
Make and model
Cessna 500CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5000064
Engine
Pwa JT15D1
Part
Heat Shield
Part number
31079041
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
4,053 hours, 1,230 cycles
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

INSP, A LOUD SCRAPING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN FAN WAS TURNED. BORESCOPE OF TURBINE SEC., AFTER EXHAUST DUCT WAS REMOVED, NR 4 BRG HSG HEAT SHIELD WAS FOUND BROKEN, TWISTED, IN 3 SEPARATE PIECES, WAS RUBBING ON AFT FACE OF NR 3 LOW PRESSURE TURBINE DISC. DISC WAS GOUGED, HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH 10 BLADES. MINOR DAMAGE TO EXHAUST DUCT AT GAP BETWEEN DUCT, NR 3 LPT WHERE PIECES OF HEAT SHIELD HAD EXITED, A CRACK WAS NOTED ON 1 OF THE SUPPORT STRUTS. NR 4 BRG HAD PITTING ON ROLLERS, BUT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS DUE TO LOSS OF HEAT SHIELD. ALL HEAT SHIELD MNTG HARDWARE WAS INTACT AND TIGHT. PART TT AND/OR UNRECOGNISED FATIGUE CRACK WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS FAILURE.