Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 767222

Difficulty date
September 20, 2002
Submitted
November 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602UA
Make and model
Boeing 767222
Aircraft serial
21863
Aircraft time
73,637 hours, 18,265 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Engine time
60,299 hours, 15,661 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
797908
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
15,361 hours, 3,059 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL. SINGLE STG 8 HPC BLADE FAILED .75 INCH FROM BLADE TIP. FATIGUE FAILURE ORIGINATING FROM SMALL FOD/DOD NICK AT LE. MINOR TIP DMG TO REMAINDER OF STG 8. NO OTHER DMG STG 7,8 & 9 HPC BLADES ARE INSTALLED NEW AT EACH HPC DEBLADE.