What was found
DURING LT ENGINE BOROSCOPIC INSPECTION WAS DETECTED A FIRST STAGE TURBINE BLADE WITH A CRACK OF 0.500 INCH IN TIP. ENGINE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 71-00-02 AND OPERATIONALLY TESTED IAW MM 71-00-01, ALL CORRECT.
- Difficulty date
- June 28, 2007
- Submitted
- June 29, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N803ML
- Make and model
- Doug DC987
- Aircraft serial
- 49726
- Aircraft time
- 48,934 hours, 28,891 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- Engine time
- 44,078 hours, 26,700 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Turbine Blades
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Part time
- 44,078 hours, 26,700 cycles
- 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.