What was found
WHILE PERFORMING ULTRA SOUND INSP ON FAN BLADES FOUND #5 BLADE TO HAVE A SUSPECT INDICATION DISCREPANT AREA IS MARKED. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED #5 AND 17 FAN BLADES REF B737-900 AMM 72-21-02.
- Difficulty date
- March 20, 2020
- Submitted
- March 24, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N461AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737990ER
- Aircraft serial
- 36363
- Aircraft time
- 23,656 hours, 7,598 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM567B27E
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 3400010360
- Part serial
- DM091038
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 21,327 hours, 8,058 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- U
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.