Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 737800*

Difficulty date
August 22, 2007
Submitted
September 26, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737800*
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B26US
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Hpc
Component
Disk
Component part number
1590M59P01
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

ENGINE SURGED ON WING AND WAS INDUCTED INTO SHOP FOR I/V. DURING STRIP IT WAS NOTED THAT 1 OFF HPC STAGE 3 BLADE HAD BEEN LIBERATED TOGETHER WITH A SECTION OF THE DOVETAIL FROM THE STG 3 DISK. SECONDARY DAMAGE WAS ALSO NOTED ON THE HPC ROTOR AND STATORS. INSPECTION OF THE FRONT STATOR CASES REVEALED THAT A VSV STAGE 3 LEVER ARM WAS MISSING AND APPEARED NOT TO HAVE INSTALLED. NB ESN 892123 INPUTTED AS 1ST SV SINCE NEW. (K)

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