Service difficulty report · Guide Vane · Boeing 727277

Difficulty date
December 12, 2005
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727277
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Guide Vane
Condition
Fractured
Location
1st Stage Nozzle
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(AUS) NR 1 ENGINE FIRST STAGE NOZZLE GUIDE VANE (NGV) BURNED THROUGH. NGV WAS LOCATED ADJACENT TO NR 9 COMBUSTION CHAMBER. SUSPECT CAUSED BY CRACKING ON THE LEADING EDGE ALLOWING HOT AIR TO PENETRATE THE NGV. FOUND DURING INSPECTION OF THE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS IAW AD/JT8D/20 (PW SB5639). (OTHER CAUSE: MATERIAL ) (CASA NR 510002077)