Service difficulty report · Blade · Cessna 525C

Difficulty date
October 17, 2019
Submitted
October 19, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N910SS
Make and model
Cessna 525C
Aircraft serial
0180
Engine
Wilint FJ444A
Engine time
1,134 hours, 918 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Fractured
Location
Ip Rotor
Part time
1,134 hours, 918 cycles
Component
Ip Rotor · Wilint
Component part number
119345
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

TREND DATA INDICATED A ABRUPT SHIFT IN ITT AND N2 PARAMETERS. FIELD BORESCOPE INVESTIGATION IDENTIFIED A MISSING 3RD STAGE IP ROTOR BLADE. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE CONFIRMED THAT ONE OF THE 3RD STAGE IPC ROTOR BLADES WAS MISSING. THE ROTOR (P/N 119345 S/N HW39248) IS ORIGINAL TO THE ENGINE AND HAS 1133.9 HOURS AND 918 CYCLES.

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