What was found
IAH - DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A NICKED FAN BLADE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFFECTED BLADE, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- February 14, 2001
- Submitted
- March 2, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14943
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145ER
- Aircraft serial
- 145040
- Aircraft time
- 7,382 hours, 5,749 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn AE3007A
- Engine time
- 1,038 hours, 844 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 23065323
- Part serial
- 65115
- Condition
- Nicked
- Location
- Nr 2 Engine
- Component
- Turbofan Engine · Allsn
- Component part number
- AE3007A11
- 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.