Service difficulty report · Rotor · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
April 30, 2018
Submitted
April 30, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft serial
0103
Engine
Wilint FJ441A
Engine time
5,146 hours, 5,523 cycles
Part
Rotor
Part number
60440
Part serial
LC276
Condition
Fractured
Location
Compressor
Part time
4,620 hours, 4,797 cycles
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

THE ENGINE WAS RETURNED TO THE REPAIR STATION FOR DAMAGE NOTED ON THE HPC ROTOR BLADES. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND DURING A POST FLIGHT BORESCOPE INSPECTION FOR VIBRATION. DISASSEMBLY REVEALED HPC ROTOR LIBERATED THE OUTER LE OF ONE CORNER OF ONE MAIN BLADE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A THUMB NAIL.

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