What was found
RT ENGINE EICAS MSG FOR FUEL FILTER. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE AT ENGINE TEARDOWN, A STAGE 2 TURBINE BLADE FAILURE WAS FOUND TO BE THE CAUSE.
- Difficulty date
- December 30, 2002
- Submitted
- February 4, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N525UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 24978
- Aircraft time
- 40,441 hours, 14,930 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- Engine time
- 28,515 hours, 10,488 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 1B5222
- Part serial
- DKTBAA1512
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Stage 2 Turbine
- Part time
- 33,621 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.