Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 19, 2015
Submitted
August 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35192
Aircraft time
26,407 hours, 8,070 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B273
Engine time
25,936 hours, 7,903 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
25,936 hours, 7,903 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

WHILE ACCOMP TC 78472000 "ENG INLET & FAN BLADES DETAILED INSP" FOUND FAN CASE FLANGE 2ND FROM FWD (B) CRACKED AT 11:00 O'CLOCK POSITION AFT LOOKING FWD AT FIRELOOP TRANSPONDER MOUNTING BRACKET. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED NR 1 ENGINE IAW T/C 78471000 FOR ENGINE FOR REPAIR. INSTALLED NR 1 ENGINE IAW T/C 78471001, OPS CHECK AND LEAK GOOD.