Jun 8, 2014
Accident
Substantial Mesa, AZ
InjuriesNone
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR PUBU
Probable Cause
The loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the decoupling of the engine’s turbine and compressor sections. Contributing to the decoupling was the excessive wear of the turbine-to-compressor coupling components due maintenance personnel’s placement of an incorrect shim during a compressor section overhaul and a latent misalignment within the exhaust collector.
NTSB WPR14TA236