Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Boeing 777

Difficulty date
November 20, 2010
Submitted
December 2, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N16709
Make and model
Boeing 777
Aircraft serial
33753
Aircraft time
15,389 hours, 2,087 cycles
Engine
Ge GE90115B
Engine time
15,795 hours, 2,120 cycles
Part
Turbine Blades
Part number
2209M30P01
Condition
Missing
Location
Lpt Stg-1
Part time
15,795 hours, 2,120 cycles
Component
Lpt Rotor · Ge · GE90
Component part number
2115M61
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(B-16709) RT ENGINE HIGH VIBRATION DURING CLIMB AFTER FL210- 4.3 MAX FELT NEAR R4 DOOR AND ADJACENT CABIN, AIR TURN BACK. PERFORM BSI ON NR2 ENGINE FOUND LPT-1, STG-1 BLADE MISSING AND LPT STG-1 TO STG-4 BLADES DAMAGED, R & R NR2 ENGINE.