Service difficulty report · Disk · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
October 28, 2016
Submitted
October 31, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N345AN
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
33084
Aircraft time
50,632 hours, 8,120 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B6
Engine time
68,785 hours, 10,984 cycles
Part
Disk
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
68,785 hours, 10,984 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKE OFF ROLL, THE CREW REPORTED HEARING A LOUD EXPLOSION. TAKE OFF WAS ABORTED. DURING ABORT, ATC INFORMED CREW OF A FIRE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. IDENTIFIED THE PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE AS THE FAILURE OF THE SECOND STAGE HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE DISK WHICH FRACTURED INTO AT LEAST FOUR PIECES. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.