Thread: PT6 failures?
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Old 04-23-2014 | 09:11 AM
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deftone
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Originally Posted by joepilot
I flew a Beech 99 in for engine overhaul, and the mechanic showed me a couple of the turbine blades that had to be removed. I was amazed that the engine could still run with such badly eroded blades.

Joe
Im a Turbine Engineer....you would be surprised what some boroscopes find on engines that run well except for a "slight vibration"
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