Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
February 15, 2007
Submitted
February 15, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21465
Aircraft time
41,422 hours, 27,974 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Engine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1
Part time
35,696 hours, 23,209 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF AT 1000 FT, CREW FELT A VERY PRONOUNCED THUMP ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD NOISE. AUTO PACK TRIP ILLUMINATED. ENGINE INSTRUMENTS CHECKED NORMAL. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM AND CLIMBING THROUGH 18,000FT. ANOTHER LOUD THUMP AND NOISE OCCURRED AND THE NR 1 ENGINE EPR DECREASED TO 1.5 EPR. RETARDED NR 1 THROTTLE RAN THE QRH CHECKLIST AND RETURNED TO PHL. FOUND APPROX 6 BLADES ON NR 1 ENGINE FAN DAMAGED CHECKING DAMAGE LIMITS.