What was found
NR 1 ENGINE FAILED. ACFT DIVERTED TO SLC DUE TO LT ENG SURGE, EGT EXCEEDED TEMPERATURE LIMITS. METAL IN TAIL PIPE. TEARDOWN REVEALED EXTREME BURNING OF HPT STAGE-1 NOZZLE GUIDE VANES (NGVS). SEVERAL NGVS BURNED IN HALF, & REMAINDER SHOWED SIGNIFICANT OVERLOAD DAMAGE. DOWNSTREAM DAMAGE SIGNIFICANT. ALL HPT STAGE-1 BLADES FRACTURED AT PLATFORM. REMAINING HPT & LPT AIRFOILS (BLADES & VANES) SCRAPPED DUE TO HEAVY IMPACT DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH NO FUEL SYS CONTAMINATION FOUND, 1 FUEL NOZZLE HAD 2 OF ITS HEATSHIELDS DISPLACED APPROX .080" INWARD FROM NORMAL POSITION. THIS IS A FIRST-OF-KIND INDUSTRY FAILURE, & PWA IS INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBILITY OF FUEL NOZZLE TORCHING.