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Wind (onshore)United StatesEIR-1667

Blade damage reported at Pasquotank County wind turbine

Nov 2025Published 30 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor

SignificantMechanicalProvisional208 MW
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turbine out of service for about •• daysShown in the record →Full estimate
From the recordFailed part hiddenThe maker is named in 2 other entries (being named is not a finding of fault)

Companies named in the reporting of this entry (being named is not a finding of fault): Amazon, Gamesa

What happened

On the morning of 23 November 2025, a turbine at the Amazon Wind Farm US East, also known as the Desert Wind facility, in Pasquotank County, North Carolina, was photographed with only two blades. Avangrid, which operates the 208 MW site of 104 Gamesa G114 turbines, said technicians responded to an isolated event in which a single blade was damaged. It said no one was in the immediate area, no injuries occurred, and no damage was found beyond the affected blade, and that it had taken steps to secure the turbine and any debris. How the damage occurred, whether the blade had fully detached, and whether any missing piece had been located, had not been reported.

Contributing factors

The cause was not reported. The same report noted that blade failures in general can follow manufacturing defects, lightning, extreme wind shear or internal stress fractures, but none of these was identified for this turbine.

Lessons learned

  1. A report of a damaged or apparently missing blade should prompt a prompt check of the turbine and of any debris.
  2. Until the cause is known, the affected turbine should be secured and kept out of service.
  3. Where turbines stand near roads, shops or homes, response plans should allow for blade pieces that may travel some distance.

More lessons on structural integrity and turbines, from every incident on the register.

Source

albemarleobserver.news

Site page: Desert Wind Farm, LLC (status, dates and other incidents)

Published 2026-09-30. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.

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