Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
October 20, 2007
Submitted
October 23, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N641UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25091
Aircraft time
70,588 hours, 11,453 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Engine time
33,163 hours, 4,612 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ECM HAS DETECTED PARAMETERS SHIFT AT BOTH TAKEOFF AND CRUISE. ENGINE REPLACED. SHOP TEARDOWN REVEALED HEAVY HPC BLADE DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE WAS A RESULT OF FAILURE IN A 5TH STAGE DISK KNIFE EDGE. A 5-INCH SECTION OF THE FRONT KNIFE EDGE FRACTURED, CAUSING A 2-INCH SECTION OF THE STAGE-5 BLADE LEADING EDGE TO LIBERATE, AND SUBSEQUENT DOWNSTREAM BLADE DAMAGE.