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Old 18th May 2011, 06:04 PM
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Default RAAF PC9's grounded after crash

http://australianaviation.com.au/201...d-after-crash/
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Old 18th May 2011, 07:23 PM
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Interesting.

Given the PC-9 has effectively the same engine as the PC-12, it would be interesting to see if the cause of the 2 PC-9 engine failures has been the same cause as the PC-12 engine failure in WA last January.

Anyone know where the RAAF sends their PT6's for overhaul?

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Old 18th May 2011, 08:24 PM
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Don't some king air types have the same engines aswell?
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Old 18th May 2011, 09:01 PM
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The PT6 is fitted to the Caravan, King Air, Bandit, B1900, Shorts 360/330 and the Twin Otter. However there are different variants, ie the Bandit as the PT6-34 and the Big Shed as the PT6-67.
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Old 18th May 2011, 10:53 PM
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All King Air's have PT6's, however the PC-9 and PC-12 are fitted with much larger PT6's than what is in the King Air (King Air is a medium turbine, PC-12 and PC-9 are large turbine).

The PT6 that failed in the PC-12 in WA last year was found to have been overhauled incorrectly by an approved workshop. There was a subsequent PT6 found at the same time (not far off failing) in another PC-12 that was overhauled just before the one that failed.

The reason I am curious about this and the other PC-9 incident, is to see if it's the same problem as the PC-12 engines.

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Old 19th May 2011, 11:29 AM
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According to Defence PR, the aircraft lost was A23-039, callsign "Aladin 71".
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Old 19th May 2011, 10:42 PM
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According to Defence PR, the aircraft lost was A23-039, callsign "Aladin 71".
A23-039 was noted at the Whitsunday Airport Grand Airshow on 1 May - some photos are on my blog - http://cqplanespotting.blogspot.com/

Motty probably has better pics - he was there too!

Pretty sad... Glad the crew are okay though.

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Old 20th May 2011, 06:32 AM
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Shows how the aircraft ended up.

See here:

http://sale.yourguide.com.au/news/lo...s/2168518.aspx



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Old 21st May 2011, 09:54 AM
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ATSB report on the PC-12 engine failure here:

http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/808954/...006_prelim.pdf

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