What was found
DURING TAKE-OFF A LOUD BANG WAS REPORTED. POST FLIGHT BORESCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED A MISSING 3RD STAGE IP BLADE. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE CONFIRMED ONE MISSING 3RD STAGE BLADE.
- Difficulty date
- November 6, 2018
- Submitted
- November 9, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- WI5R335J
Williams International Co, LLC. - Make and model
- Cessna 525C
- Aircraft serial
- 0199
- Engine
- Wilint FJ444A
- Engine time
- 765 hours, 589 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Blade
- Condition
- Fractured
- Location
- Ip Rotor
- Part time
- 765 hours, 589 cycles
- Component
- Engine · Wilint
- Component part number
- 73200200
- 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.