Service difficulty report · Compressor · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
January 16, 2002
Submitted
June 11, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N155AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23777
Aircraft time
48,134 hours, 34,597 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563B1US
Engine time
40,284 hours, 25,882 cycles
Part
Compressor
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN THROTTLES ADVANCED NR 2 ENG EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALL, NR 2 ENG BROUGHT BACK TO IDLE. DECLARED EMERG, ACFT LANDED W/O INCIDENT. MX PERF GROUND RUN NR 2 ENG, WHEN THROTTLE RETARDED ENG EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALL. ENG SHUTDOWN, BORESCOPE PERF. BORESCOPE REVEALED DAMAGE TO HIGH STAGE COMPRESSOR SECTION, PIECES OF 6, 7, 8, 9 BLADES MISSING. NUMEROUS BLADES WITH CURLED TIPS. NR 2 ENG REMOVED. TEARDOWN OF ENG REVEALED MINOR HPC BLADE TIP RUB STAGES 1-4 BLADES, HEAVY BLADE TIP RUB STAGE 5, HEAVY AIRFOIL DAMAGE TO BLADES STAGES 6-9. EXCESSIVE RUB 4-9 SPOOL BASE MAT IN AREA OF 6TH STAGE BLADES, DUE TO MACHINING CAUSED BY LIBERATED STATIONARY INTERSTAGE AIRSEALS WITHIN REAR COMPRESSOR CASES.

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