What was found
NR 1 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL AT FL200, ENGINE SELF RECOVERED. ENGINE WAS REMOVED FOR METAL IN THE TAILPIPE, IT HAD A NORMAL ECM TREND PLOT. AT ENGINE TEARDOWN, A STAGE 2 TURBINE BLADE FAILURE WAS FOUND TO BE THE CAUSE.
- Difficulty date
- November 9, 2002
- Submitted
- February 4, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N516UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 24860
- Aircraft time
- 41,389 hours, 15,602 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- Engine time
- 12,351 hours, 7,491 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Turbine Blades
- Part number
- 1B6322002
- Part serial
- DKLBAM2594
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- Part time
- 29,887 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.