I doubt it, in the 90's the manager of P&WC who was a good friend of ours living here in BNE at the time would often show me around teh workshop over a cup of coffee and they would have the odd failed PT6 from Otters and Bandits and King Airs, there was never a flood of them but they happened just like any other turbine I guess.
The difference today is and in particular on this forum you hear about them all and quickly. Just like rapes and murders, the news travels much faster these days.
If anyone knows Peter that worked during Red's days at P&WC ask him about failure rates and the causes, he would surely know.
J
