Service difficulty report · Vane · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
February 20, 2003
Submitted
March 26, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105UA
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
26473
Aircraft time
38,222 hours, 4,695 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Engine time
51,323 hours, 6,264 cycles
Part
Vane
Part number
51H14701
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALL. READINGS DROPPED AFTER A/C REACHED ALTITUDE. THE 7TH STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADE FAILED AT THE ROOT AND DAMAGED THE HPC, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SURGE. T HE BLADE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE VANE ARM ON THE 6TH STAGE VSV BEING BROKEN AT THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND OVERHAULED.