What was found
DURING TROUBLE SHOOTING FOR ELEVATED ITT TRENDS, A BORESCOPE INSPECTION FOUND DAMAGE TO THE HPC ROTOR AND A MISSING 3RD STAGE IP ROTOR BLADE. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE CONFIRMED FIELD FINDINGS AND ONE MISSING 3RD STAGE IP BLADE.
- Difficulty date
- March 13, 2019
- Submitted
- March 15, 2019
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- WI5R335J
Williams International Co, LLC. - Aircraft
- N909EC
- Make and model
- Cessna 525C
- Aircraft serial
- 0028
- Engine
- Wilint FJ444A
- Engine time
- 3,362 hours, 2,766 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Rotor
- Part number
- 73029
- Part serial
- HW32887
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 3,362 hours, 2,766 cycles
- Component
- Engine · Wilint · FJ444A
- Component part number
- 73200200
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- B
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.