Service difficulty report · Blade · Cessna 525A

Difficulty date
October 10, 2017
Submitted
October 11, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
WI5R335J
Williams International Co, LLC.
Make and model
Cessna 525A
Aircraft serial
0495
Aircraft time
1,850 hours, 1,549 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ443A
Engine time
1,850 hours, 1,549 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Missing
Location
Ipc Rotor
Part time
1,850 hours, 1,549 cycles
Component
Ipc Rotor · Wilint
Component part number
115553
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 TO THE IPC AND HPC ROTOR. THE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOR BLEED ODOR AND HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLY DISCOVERED A MISSING THIRD STAGE IP ROTOR BLADE. IN ADDITION, THE INTERSTAGE HOUSING WAS ALSO DISCOVERED CRACKED.

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