Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Boeing 767241

Difficulty date
May 6, 2015
Submitted
June 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N881YV
Make and model
Boeing 767241
Aircraft serial
23803
Aircraft time
93,151 hours, 34,690 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B2
Engine time
76,337 hours, 22,338 cycles
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH 4000' CREW HAD HIGH ENG VIBRATION WITH EGT GOING INTO YELLOW ARC ON LT ENG. ENG PULLED BACK TO IDLE THRUST & STILL HAD VIBRATION. ENG SHUTDOWN & RETURNED. VISUAL DAMAGE TO TURBINE BLADES. UPON INSPECTION, BORESCOPE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TURBINE BLADE FAILURE WAS THE REASON FOR THE VIBRATION. R &R NR 1 ENG, PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE PYLON, COMPLETED ENG RUN CHECKS & LEAK CHECKS, SEE LOG PAGES 005040 THRU LOGPAGES 005150. ENG CHANGE COMPLIED WITH & ALL ITEMS CLEARED. ACFT READY FOR SERVICE.