Service difficulty report · Blade · Cessna 525C

Difficulty date
August 1, 2019
Submitted
August 1, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N881CW
Make and model
Cessna 525C
Aircraft serial
0252
Engine
Wilint FJ444A
Engine time
986 hours, 418 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Fractured
Location
Ip Rotor
Part time
986 hours, 418 cycles
Component
Ip Rotor · Wilint
Component part number
119345
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

WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING FOR ITT AND N2 SPLITS WITH THE SISTER ENGINE, A BORESCOPE INSPECTION FOUND DAMAGE 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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