Service difficulty report · Turbine Blade · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
September 14, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1838U
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46632
Engine
Ge CF66D
Part
Turbine Blade
Part number
9198M38GO7
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
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

NR 2 ENGINE SECOND STAGE HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE BLADE DAMAGED BEYOND LIMITS. *S/D* ONE HPT 2ND STAGE BLADE WAS SEPARATED ALONG A LINE PARALLEL TO THE BLADE CHORD AND APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCHES OUTBOARD OF THE BLADE PLATFORM. PRIME CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS INTERNAL OXIDATION RESULTING IN FATIGUE FAILURE.

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