Service difficulty report · Blades · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
January 24, 2008
Submitted
January 26, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803ML
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49726
Aircraft time
50,524 hours, 29,997 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
33,171 hours, 32,048 cycles
Part
Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
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 OVERNIGHT CHECK, 10 FAN BLADES OF THE RT ENG WERE DETECTED WITH DENTS AND LOSS OF MATERIAL DUE TO AN FOD. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A BOROSCOPIC INSP IAW MM 72-00-00 AND NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGES WERE FOUND; THE 10 DAMAGED BLADES WERE REPAIRED IAW MM 72-33-21, AFTER REPAIRS, 2 BLADES WERE RESTRICTED TO ONLY 24 HOURS CONTINUE-IN-SERVICE CONDITION, SO DURING THE NEXT OVERNIGHT CHECK AT MEX, THE C1 DISK WAS REPLACED AND TESTED IAW MM 72-33-02 AND 71-00-00, ALL CORRECT.

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