Service difficulty report · Turbine Blade · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
May 31, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18809
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
090
Engine
Pwa PW121
Part
Turbine Blade
Condition
Missing
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
10,455 hours
Stage of operation
TX
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

EWR/EWR - FLT 3848 - ABNORMAL VIBRATION AND NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT ENGINE DURING FEATHER AND UNFEATHER. NO NOISE WITH PROP BRAKE ON. BORESCOPE INSPECTION FOUND 1ST STAGE POWER TURBINE MISSING A BLADE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE. OPS CHECKED GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE 6-2-95. (X)

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