Fatigue cracking in turbine blade led to AS355 F1 engine failure

ATSB rotorhead

Rolls-Royce will release a newly designed third-stage turbine wheel for its M250-C20F turboshaft engine by the end of the year, which will have improved strength and tolerance to fatigue cracking. 

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