Service difficulty report · Rotor · Pilats PC24

Difficulty date
January 6, 2020
Submitted
January 7, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N126AF
Make and model
Pilats PC24
Aircraft serial
0126
Engine
Wilint FJ44
Engine time
593 hours, 506 cycles
Part
Rotor
Part number
119345
Part serial
HW47554
Condition
Fractured
Location
Ip
Part time
593 hours, 506 cycles
Component
Engine · Wilint
Component part number
73200201
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

DUE TO AND ITT AND N2 SHIFT NOTED IN THE TREND MONITORING, THE ENGINE WAS BORESCOPE INSPECTED. BOROSCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED SEVERAL 3RD STAGE IP ROTOR BLADES WITH CRACKS PROPAGATING FROM THE ROOT TRAILING EDGE. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE CONFIRMED THAT ONE OF THE 3RD STAGE IPC ROTOR BLADES WAS MISSING.