Service difficulty report · Platform · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
December 26, 2022
Submitted
May 9, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N310AG
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
32806
Aircraft time
11,305 hours, 5,003 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Engine time
11,305 hours, 5,003 cycles
Part
Platform
Part number
3400018160
Condition
Missing
Part time
11,305 hours, 5,003 cycles
Component
Pin · Ge
Component part number
6497823000
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, HEARD A BANG SOUND ASSOCIATED WITH A LATERAL MOVEMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND OIL SMELL IN THE CABIN. NO. 2 ENGINE RPM DECREASED WITH HIGH VIBRATIONS. THROTTLE WAS REDUCED ON THE AFFECTED ENGINE AND NOTICED A RISE IN EGT. AN IMMEDIATE DECISION WAS MADE TO SHUT-DOWN THE ENGINE. NO OVERSPEED INDICATIONS WERE NOTED. WE RECENTLY RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING REPORT FROM THE ENGINE SHOP: FAN BLADE PLATFORM AND AFT PLATFORM PIN/COUNTER WEIGHT ARE MISSING (LIBERATED) FROM THE ENGINE. EXTENSIVE SECONDARY DAMAGE IS OBSERVED ON THE CONTAINMENT CASE, FAN BLADES, BOOSTER BLADES/VANES AND COMPRESSOR BLADE/VANES. GAS PATH COMPONENTS DOWNSTREAM OF THE COMBUSTOR ARE COATED IN DEBRIS. PART NUMBER OF THE MISSING COMPONENT (BASED ON CONFIGURATION OF THE ENGINE) ARE: PLATFORM P/N: 340-001-816-0; PIN P/N: 649-782-300-0; COUNTER WEIGHT P/N: 340-251-201-0.

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