Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 7372U9

Difficulty date
February 22, 2001
Submitted
February 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N149AW
Make and model
Boeing 7372U9
Aircraft serial
22575
Aircraft time
59,313 hours, 44,098 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Engine time
39,569 hours, 36,419 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
15720090009
Part serial
8371
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

SAT - ABORTED TAKEOFF - 2/16/01 - ON TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL; THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED UNDER 60 KTS, THE CREW WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHICH ENGINE STALLED, SO BOTH ENGINES WERE INSPECTED. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND ON NR 2 ENGINE; NR 1 ENGINE HAD 6TH STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADE DMG BEYOND LIMITS AND WAS REPLACED.

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