Service difficulty report · Blades · Boeing 7377BX

Difficulty date
October 1, 2013
Submitted
November 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N126AM
Make and model
Boeing 7377BX
Aircraft serial
30617
Aircraft time
37,118 hours, 17,506 cycles
Part
Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine Fan
Part time
37,118 hours, 17,506 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ACFT RETURNED DUE TO THE LT ENGINE VIBRATION REACHING 6.0 UNITS. FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED QRH 7.24 PROCEDURE AND VIBRATION WAS STABILIZED IN 4.0 UNITS. MAINTENANCE DETECTED A CRACK ON FOUR FAN BLADES 1 INCH LONG AND 0.750 INCHES IN DEPTH, CRACKS OUT OF LIMITS IAW AMM 72-00-00. LT ENGINE REPLACED IAW AMM 71-00-02, TESTED CORRECT.

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