Service difficulty report · Fan Blade · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
November 21, 2008
Submitted
November 25, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N754RA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49641
Aircraft time
43,824 hours, 30,427 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
43,964 hours, 25,805 cycles
Part
Fan Blade
Part number
JT8D219
Part serial
718193
Condition
Nicked
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
43,964 hours, 25,805 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

DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FOUND A NICK OF 0.005 INCHES DEPTH ON THE LEADING EDGE OF ONE FAN BLADE AT .4375 INCHES FROM THE ROOT, AND A NICK OF 0.0035 INCHES OUT OF LIMITS ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE OTHER FAN BLADE AT .7500 INCHES FROM THE ROOT. RT ENG WAS REPLACED AND OPERATIONAL TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 71-00-02 AND CM 71-00-01, ALL CORRECT.

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