Service difficulty report · Blades · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
July 1, 2004
Submitted
July 6, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N660UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27115
Aircraft time
49,456 hours, 8,092 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Compressor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

COMPRESSOR STALL AT ROTATION ON RIGHT ENGINE. RETURN TO FIELD. BOROSCOPE OF ENGINE FOUND COMPRESSOR BLADE DAMAGE AND ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. FINDINGS AT SHOP VISIT FOUND C-5 BLADE WITH A PIECE MISSING FROM THE T/E TIP (APPROX. 0.750 X 0.750 INCH). THIS IS A TEXTBOOK EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE FAILURE MODES ASSOCIATED WITH THE "HPC FRONT END DURABILITY" ISSUES BEING ADDRESSED BY PWA.