Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
May 3, 2022
Submitted
May 5, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840AN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
40656
Aircraft time
12,470 hours, 1,530 cycles
Engine
Ge GENX2B67B
Engine time
12,469 hours, 1,530 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
2051M72G03
Part serial
CFNFEF35
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 400 - Nac/P
Part time
12,469 hours, 1,530 cycles
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: RIGHT ENGINE VIBRATION REVERSE IMAGE 512 N STARTED DURING CLIMB. FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LHR. CARRIED OUT ENGINE OVER MAX VIBRATION INSPECTION PER AMM DMC B787-A-G71-00-00-31A. FOUND NUMBER 11 BLADE BACKSIDE MATERIAL MISSING. REPLACED FAN BLADE PER WORK CARD 78L40071003. COMPLETED VIBRATION SURVEY TEST NUMBER 9. ALL FIGURES WITHIN LIMITS PER AMM B787-A-G71-00-00-31A.