Service difficulty report · Rotor · Cessna 525C

Difficulty date
January 16, 2020
Submitted
January 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N523HV
Make and model
Cessna 525C
Aircraft serial
0230
Engine
Wilint FJ444A
Engine time
712 hours, 881 cycles
Part
Rotor
Part number
119345
Part serial
HW42564
Condition
Fractured
Location
Ip
Part time
712 hours, 881 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 OPERATION, A LOUD BANG AND INCREASE IN ITT WERE OBSERVED. FIELD BORESCOPE INVESTIGATION IDENTIFIED SEVERAL MISSING 3RD STAGE IP ROTOR BLADES. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE CONFIRMED THAT FIVE OF THE 3RD STAGE IPC ROTOR BLADES WERE MISSING.

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