Service difficulty report · Blade · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 5, 2005
Submitted
April 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N190AN
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53190
Aircraft time
20,189 hours, 20,400 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
28,834 hours, 24,411 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE WAS ACCOMPLISHED EO 83-72-007 BORESCOPE INSPECTION FIRST AND SECOND STAGE TURBINE BLADES AND FOUND ON LT ENGINE ONE BLADE WITH CRACK ON TRAILING EDGE CONCAVE SIDE OF FIRST STAGE TURBINE. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REMOVED IAW AMM 72-00-00, 71-00-00 AND WILL BE SENT TO THE SHOP. THAT ENGINE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ON IAI (ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES) SHOP AND HAD 824.66 HRS OF OPERATION.

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