Service difficulty report · Rotor · Cessna 525C

Difficulty date
September 29, 2020
Submitted
October 1, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N159WG
Make and model
Cessna 525C
Aircraft serial
0216
Aircraft time
1,030 hours, 793 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ444A
Engine time
1,009 hours, 777 cycles
Part
Rotor
Part number
119345
Part serial
HW44895
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine Ip
Part time
661 hours, 500 cycles
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

FLIGHT CREW OF N159WG (525C-0216) REPORTED THAT ITT HAS GRADUALLY INCREASED ON RT ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER 211444 OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS, RECENTLY TOUCHING THE RED BAND OF THE ITT DISPLAY DURING TAKEOFF. SUBSEQUENT BORESCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR (HPC) ROTOR BLADES AND WHAT APPEARED TO BE A MISSING THIRD-STAGE IPC ROTOR BLADE. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO THE REPAIR STATION FOR DISASSEMBLY AND EVALUATION. DISASSEMBLY OF ESN 211444 REVEALED ONE LIBERATED 3RD-STAGE IPC ROTOR BLADE WITH SECONDARY DAMAGE TO HPC ROTOR BLADES, ADJACENT IPC ROTOR BLADES, AND IPC STATOR VANES.

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