Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
December 10, 2000
Submitted
January 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7446U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21900
Aircraft time
57,687 hours, 34,521 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Engine time
59,630 hours, 34,282 cycles
Part
Blade
Part serial
700047
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Part time
59,630 hours, 34,282 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NUMBER 3 ENGINE HIGH ALTITUDE STALL DURING STEADY STATE OPERATION IN LEVEL FLIGHT. ALTITUDE 33,000 FEET. ENGINE OPERATION AFTER STALL NORMAL. *S/D* DURING BORESCOPE FOUND 13TH STAGE HPC BLADE DISTRESS ON THE NUMBER 3 ENGINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE WITH S/N 696574. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DURING SHOP VISIT.