Service difficulty report · Rotor · Cessna 525C

Difficulty date
December 19, 2019
Submitted
December 19, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N414KU
Make and model
Cessna 525C
Aircraft serial
0175
Engine
Wilint FJ444A
Engine time
1,138 hours, 1,308 cycles
Part
Rotor
Part number
119345
Part serial
HW39236
Condition
Fractured
Location
Ip
Part time
1,138 hours, 1,308 cycles
Component
Engine · Wilint
Component part number
73200200
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 TAKEOFF AND CLIMB, SPARKS WERE REPORTED COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE. FIELD BORESCOPE INVESTIGATION IDENTIFIED A MISSING 3RD STAGE IP ROTOR BLADE. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE CONFIRMED THAT THREE OF THE 3RD STAGE IPC ROTOR BLADES WERE MISSING.

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