Service difficulty report · Rotor · Cessna 525C

Difficulty date
January 21, 2019
Submitted
January 23, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8707
Make and model
Cessna 525C
Aircraft serial
0250
Engine
Wilint FJ444A
Engine time
372 hours, 313 cycles
Part
Rotor
Part number
119345
Part serial
HW44897
Condition
Fractured
Location
Engine
Part time
372 hours, 313 cycles
Component
Engine · Wilint · FJ444A
Component part number
73200200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOR A REPORTED COMPRESSOR STALLS DURING FLIGHT AND RAPID ITT INCREASE, A BORESCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED SOME MISSING IPC BLADES AND FOD DAMAGE TO COMPONENTS DOWNSTREAM OF THE IPC ROTOR. DISASSEMBLY CONFIRMED 6 MISSING BLADES.

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