SDR 96ZZZX5563

Service difficulty report · Spool

Difficulty date
August 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Ge CF680C
Part
Spool
Part number
9380M28P05
Condition
Cracked
Location
3-9 Hpc
Part time
16,197 hours
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

THE HPC 3-9 SPOOL IS REJECTED DUE TO CRACK INDICATION PER SB 72-812. INDICATION IS LOCATED ON STAGE 9 FORWARD FACE APPROXIMATELY 0.170 INCH FROM OUTSIDE DIAMETER AND APPROX 220 DEGREES FROM SERIAL NUMBER. INDICATION HAS A DEPTH OF 0.030 INCH AND DISPLAYS AN AMPLITUDE OF 50 PERCENT FSII AT 2416 DB. THE SURFACED AREA AROUND THE INDICATION EXHIBITED A RIPPLE EFFECT ON INITIAL INSPECTION. THE SURFACE WAS BLENDED TO A SMOOTH FINISH AND RE-INSPECTED WITH NO CHANGE TO THE INDICATION AMPLITUDE.