Service difficulty report · Cone · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
June 21, 2006
Submitted
June 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N646UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25283
Aircraft time
62,734 hours, 10,287 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Engine time
65,552 hours, 8,621 cycles
Part
Cone
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

RETURN TO FIELD DUE TO LT ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL. COMPRESSOR SURGE WAS CAUSED BY A DELAMINATION OF THE FAN SPINNER CONE. KEVLAR AND FIBERGLASS FROM THE SPINNER ENTERED THE CORE, AND DAMAGED NUMEROUS FAN BLADES. PWA SERVICE BULLETIN PW4ENG 72-594 INTRODUCES A NEW STRENGTHENED CONE CONE THAT REDUCES THE PROBABILITY OF DELAMINATION. THIS CONE WAS PRE-SB 72-594.