Service difficulty report · Blade · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
December 14, 2005
Submitted
December 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1075T
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49724
Aircraft time
41,756 hours, 23,363 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
52,044 hours, 37,538 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Fod
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, A BLADE OF THE LT ENGINE WAS DETECTED WITH DAMAGE BY FOD. INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, DETECTING A CRACK OF 0.125 X 0.250 BEING WITHIN LIMITS IAW MM 72-00-00. THE LT ENGINE BLADE WAS REWORKED IAW 72-00-00 PAGE 618, TESTED CORRECT.

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