What was found
AT START OF TAKEOFF ROLL, EXPERIENCED A NUMBER TWO ENGINE FAILURE. *S/D* THE TENTH STAGE HIGH-PRESSURE COMPRESSOR DISK FAILED DUE TO CADMIUM LIQUID METAL EMBRITTLEMENT. THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED AND THE FAILED DISK REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- April 28, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9063U
- Make and model
- Boeing 737222
- Aircraft serial
- 19944
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D7B
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Compressor
- Part number
- 772510
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 2 Engine
- Part time
- 25,063 hours
- Stage of operation
- TO
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.