Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 7378Q8

Difficulty date
December 12, 2014
Submitted
January 5, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N859AM
Make and model
Boeing 7378Q8
Aircraft serial
32796
Aircraft time
42,360 hours, 14,933 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27B1
Engine time
43,753 hours, 15,448 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
CFM567B27B1
Part serial
891414
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
43,753 hours, 15,448 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 NICKS IN TWO INLET CASE FAN BLADES OF THE RT ENG. PERFORMED REVISION DETECTING TWO NICKS OUT OF LIMIT IAW AMM 72-24-02. INSPECTION PERSONNEL EVALUATED THE DAMAGE, CONFIRMING THE NICKS OUT OF LIMITS IAW AMM 72-24-02. THE RT ENG WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 71-00-02 & ENG OPERATIONAL TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM 71-00-00, ALL CORRECT.

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