Service difficulty report · Rotor · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
November 9, 2016
Submitted
November 11, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N31HD
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft serial
261
Engine
Wilint FJ441A
Engine time
3,210 hours, 2,998 cycles
Part
Rotor
Part number
59673
Part serial
LC1187
Condition
Failed
Location
Hp Compressor
Part time
3,210 hours, 2,998 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.

What was found

ENGINE WAS RETURNED TO THE REPAIR STATION FOR DAMAGE NOTED ON THE HPC ROTOR BLADES. THE ENGINE WAS BEING BORESCOPE INSPECTED NO OPERATIONAL ISSUES WERE NOTED. DISASSEMBLY REVEALED HPC ROTOR LIBERATED THE OUTER LEADING EDGE OF ONE CORNER OF ONE MAIN BLADE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A THUMB NAIL.

More about the Cessna 525