What was found
ENGINE WAS SQUAWKED FOR SQUEALING NOISE DURING ENGINE SHUTDOWN. FIELD BORESCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED A MISSING 3RD STAGE IP ROTOR BLADE. DISASSEMBLY REVEALED ONE LIBERATED 3RD STAGE BLADE ON THE IP ROTOR.
- Difficulty date
- April 29, 2016
- Submitted
- May 2, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N747LA
- Make and model
- Cessna 525C
- Aircraft serial
- 525C0110
- Engine
- Wilint FJ44
- Engine time
- 510 hours, 404 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 119345
- Part serial
- HW36285
- Condition
- Fractured
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 510 hours, 404 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- B
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.