What was found
DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOR ITT, N2, AND FUEL FLOW SPLITS WITH THE SISTER ENGINE, BORESCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED A MISSING 3RD STAGE IP BLADE AND DAMAGE TO THE HPT BLADES. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE CONFIRMED A MISSING 3RD STAGE BLADE.
- Difficulty date
- September 28, 2018
- Submitted
- September 28, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- WI5R335J
Williams International Co, LLC. - Aircraft
- N881CW
- Make and model
- Cessna 525C
- Aircraft serial
- 0252
- Engine
- Wilint FJ444A
- Engine time
- 478 hours, 203 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Rotor
- Part number
- 119345
- Part serial
- HW43705
- Condition
- Fractured
- Location
- Engine Ip
- Part time
- 478 hours, 203 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.