Service difficulty report · Blades · Cessna 525C

Difficulty date
June 21, 2019
Submitted
June 21, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N760PT
Make and model
Cessna 525C
Aircraft serial
0171
Engine
Wilint FJ444A
Engine time
1,006 hours, 909 cycles
Part
Blades
Condition
Fractured
Location
Engine Ipc
Part time
1,006 hours, 909 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

DURING TROUBLE SHOOTING FOR AN UNUSUAL NOISE DURING FLIGHT, A FIELD BORESCOPE INSPECTION FOUND DAMAGE TO THE HPC ROTOR AND A MISSING 3RD STAGE IP ROTOR BLADE. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT ONE OF THE 3RD STAGE IPC ROTOR BLADES WAS MISSING.

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