Service difficulty report · Fan Blade · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
April 25, 2006
Submitted
April 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1003Y
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
48068
Aircraft time
70,363 hours, 54,659 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217A
Engine time
55,310 hours, 43,177 cycles
Part
Fan Blade
Part number
500002102
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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, IT WAS DETECTED ONE LEFT ENGINE C1 FAN BLADE DAMAGED BY AN SCREW SANK INTO THE ACOUSTIC PANEL (FOD). THE DAMAGE WAS EVALUATED IAW M/M 72-00-00 BEING WITHIN LIMITS. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, THE FAN BLADE WAS REWORKED IAW M/M 72-00-00 REMAINED WITHIN LIMITS AND A BOROSCOPE INSPECTION OF THE 6TH AND 7TH STAGES WAS PERFORMED IAW M/M 72-00-00, BEING CORRECT.

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