Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
January 6, 2004
Submitted
February 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
25387
Aircraft time
33,636 hours, 25,133 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM563US
Engine time
33,414 hours, 24,593 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
9325M85G04
Part serial
726352
Condition
Damaged
Location
Hp Compressor
Part time
33,414 hours, 24,593 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 110KTS AFTER CREW FELT A PULL TO THE LEFT. NO REPORTED ENGINE PARAMETER CHANGES OR EXCEEDANCES. FLIGHT DATA RECORDER DID NOT REVEAL ANY ENGINE OR REVERSER RELATED DISCREPANCIES. BOTH ENGINES PARAMETERS WERE SIMILAR WITH NO EVIDENCE OF POWER LOSS OR STALLING. POSITION 1 REVERSER WAS INSPECTED AND CHECKED, WITH NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. A POWER ASSURANCE RUN AND INSPECTION FOR COMPRESSOR STALL WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON NUMBER 1 ENGINE. ENGINE DID NOT MAKE, RATED TAKEOFF POWER. INSPECTION FOUND 4TH STAGE HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR (HPC) BLADES DAMAGE. ENGINE WAS REMOVED. MEC AND PMC REPLACED AS PRECAUTIONARY. ENGINE SENT FOR FULL ENGINE SHOP VISIT AND TEST CELL RUN.