Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
July 29, 2001
Submitted
October 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N647UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25284
Aircraft time
42,436 hours, 6,880 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Engine time
18,457 hours, 2,788 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
53L032
Part serial
C27667
Condition
Fractured
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
18,457 hours, 2,788 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

VIBRATION ON NR 1 ENGINE, EEC MODE EICAS ILLUMINATED, EGT FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 120 AND 180 AT IDLE, EPR INDICATION LOST, N1 & N2 INDICATIONS NORMAL. CREW ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND RETURN TO FIELD. *S/D* 1 EA T2 BLADE FAILED AT THE PLATFORM. 2 EA ADJACENT BLADES WERE BROKEN OFF AT MID SPAN. THE RESULTANT HIGH N2 VIBRATION CAUSED THE P4.95 MANIFOLD TO FAIL WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF EPR INDICATION AND REVERSION TO ALTERNATE MODE. ENGINE WAS REMOVED FOR REFURBISHMENT.