Service difficulty report · Fan Blade · Boeing 737205

Difficulty date
December 12, 2000
Submitted
December 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N240TA
Make and model
Boeing 737205
Aircraft serial
21729
Aircraft time
58,356 hours, 33,865 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Fan Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

MSY - FLT LR-671 - DURING CLIMB, ENGINE NR 2 EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL, VIBRATION AND NOISES WERE HEARD. THE ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE ABNORMAL, DUE TO THIS SITUATION, ENGINE SHUTDOWN WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSY STATION. AFTER UNEVENTFUL LANDING, MAINTENANCE TECHS PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE ON FAN BLADES. BORESCOPE INSPECTION PERFORMED ON LP AND HP COMPRESSORS, FOUND DAMAGES OUT OF LIMITS ON C1 AND C2 BLADES OF THE LOW PRESSURE COMPRESSOR. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON GROUND FOR MAINTENANCE. (X)