Service difficulty report · Blade · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
January 29, 2007
Submitted
February 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N216AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49586
Aircraft time
41,022 hours, 32,323 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
34,875 hours, 29,121 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
815331
Condition
Nicked
Location
Rt 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 WAS DETECTED DAMAGED DUE TO A FOD IN RT ENGINE. A NICK WAS DETECTED AT 2.5 INCHES BETWEEN PLATFORM AND MIDSPAN SHROUD OF 1 INCH LONG WITH .1250 INCH DEPTH. THE BLADE WAS REWORKED IAW MM 72-33-21 AND BOROSCOPIC INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED TO 6TH AND 7TH STAGES OF COMPRESSOR IAW MM 72-30-01, TESTED CORRECT.

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