Service difficulty report · Fan · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
January 13, 2013
Submitted
January 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N456ZW
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7849
Aircraft time
22,148 hours, 21,352 cycles
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Part
Fan
Condition
Out Of Balance
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RIGHT ENGINE FAN VIBRATION SHOWED 2.7 MILS IN FLIGHT AND HAD TURNED YELLOW. COULD NOT FEEL PRONOUNCED VIBRATION IN THROTTLE. CREW RAN QRH AND DETERMINED THAT ENGINE SHUTDOWN WAS NOT REQUIRED DUE TO NO OTHER ABNORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS PRESENT. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO PHL. ACCOMPLISHED FAN BALANCE ON RIGHT ENGINE, FAN VIBRATION AT 0.4 AT TAKEOFF POWER.