Service difficulty report · Blades · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 29, 2022
Submitted
May 2, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35688
Aircraft time
50,359 hours, 15,000 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Blades
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Nicked
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
NR
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

ON #1 ENGINE - ONE OF THE BLADES HAS NICK'S THAT DO NOT LOOK SMOOTHED. GROUNDED - YES. FOUND MULTIPLE NICKS ON #1 ENGINE #3 BLADE, INSPECTED PER B737-800 AMM 72-21-02-200-801 F00 REQUIRES BLENDING REF AMM 72-21-02-300-801-FOO. NICK APPROX 1.5 IN. FROM FAN BLADE TIP FOUND WITHIN LIMITS REF AMM 72-21-02-200-801-F00. NICK ON #3 BLADE APPROX 1" IN. FROM FAN BLADE TIP FOUND OUT OF LIMITS REF AMM 72-21-02-200-801-F00 REPAIRED FAN BLADE REF AMM 72-21-02-300-801-F00. ACCOMPLISHED FPI (WATER WASHABLE) AT BLENDED NICK LOCATION ON #3 BLADE PER AMM 70-40-01-910-801-F00. NO DEFECTS FOUND. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.