What was found
DURING FIELD TROUBLESHOOTING FOR A REPORTED ENGINE VIBRATION, BORESCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED POTENTIAL IP BLADE LIBERATION. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE CONFIRMED THAT ONE OF THE 3RD STAGE IPC ROTOR BLADES WAS MISSING.
- Difficulty date
- January 10, 2020
- Submitted
- January 10, 2020
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N544TX
- Make and model
- Cessna 525C
- Aircraft serial
- 0044
- Engine
- Wilint FJ444A
- Engine time
- 3,601 hours, 2,344 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Rotor
- Part number
- 119345
- Part serial
- HW33189
- Condition
- Fractured
- Location
- Ip
- Part time
- 3,601 hours, 2,344 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.