What was found
DURING WALKAROUND INSPECTION, SEVEN N1 FAN BLADES WERE FOUND BENT BEYOND LIMITS ON NR 1 ENGINE. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED NAN. FAN BLADES WERE REPLACED AND TEST RUN CARRIED OUT BY EVERGREEN. (X)
- Difficulty date
- January 28, 2000
- Submitted
- March 30, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N480EV
- Make and model
- Boeing 747121
- Aircraft serial
- 20348
- Engine
- Pwa JT9D7A
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Blade
- Condition
- Bent
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.