Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
April 28, 2017
Submitted
May 1, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N342AN
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
33081
Aircraft time
54,550 hours, 8,884 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
Blade
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. LEFT ENGINE HAD MULTIPLE COMPRESSOR STALLS AT HIGH POWER DURING FLIGHT. LEFT ENGINE POWER REDUCED TO IDLE. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. FOUND A BROKEN BLADE. R & R THE ENGINE IAW MCM 71-93-01. LEAK CHECKED AND HIGH POWER RUNS IAW 71-00-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD.