Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 21, 2012
Submitted
October 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
39044
Aircraft time
14,753 hours, 4,709 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu
Component
Apu
Component part number
38007021
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

POWERPLANT ENGINEERING REPORTED A SHIFT UP OF THE APU EGT CT5ATP. ACCOMPLISHED BOROSCOPE OF APU 1ST STAGE TURBINE BLADE, SHIFT AND FIRST STAGE STATOR AND FIRST STAGE TURBINE INSPECTION REF AMM 49-11-00-210-801 AND AMM 49-21-00-200-802. FOUND 1/2 BLADE T/E MISSING. REPLACED APU, REF TASK CARD 78349010 STEP 4, APU INSTALLATION COMPLETED APU INSTALLATION STEP 5 A-L. IAW MM 49-11-00-400-802. COMPLETED INSTALLATION IAW MM 49-11-00-400-802. ACCOMPLISHED APU OPS TEST IAW MM 49-11-00-710-801.