Service difficulty report · Turbine Wheel · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
February 22, 2003
Submitted
March 26, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N926UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
26648
Aircraft time
31,147 hours, 23,481 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Engine time
16,598 hours, 24,886 cycles
Part
Turbine Wheel
Part number
4500381
Part serial
V31WA475
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
10,966 hours, 18,155 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU HAD AUTO SHUTDOWN EVENT AT DEPARTURE GATE AS THE RESULT OF THE APU TURBINE FAILURE. THERMAL FATIGUE BLADE FAILURE. MINIMAL DUE TO RATE OF INCIDENTS: MTBF IS 2,414,347 HOURS AND 3,380,158 CYCLES. TRENDING WHEEL PERFORMANCE. CONSIDER DEVELOPMENT OF ON-WING INSPECTION METHOD(S) THAT CAN FIND SCALLOP CRACK INDICATIONS.