Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
August 19, 2015
Submitted
August 22, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N115AX
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC02
Aircraft time
33,691 hours, 61,141 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Engine time
31,194 hours, 41,539 cycles
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
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

WHILE INVESTIGATING RISING ENG ITT TREND, FOUND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO COMPRESSOR SHROUD SEGMENTS & CT BLADES. CAUSE OF DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE FROM EXCESSIVE CARBON BUILD UP ON THE COMBUSTION LINER COMING LOOSE & ABRADING SEGMENTS & CT BLADES TO THE POINT THE SEGMENTS LOST PROPER ATTACHMENT TO THE VANE RING. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AFTER ADDITIONAL REVIEW OF REMOVED COMPONENTS IS COMPLETED.

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