Service difficulty report · Intake Duct · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
March 13, 2000
Submitted
April 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft time
60 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE73122B
Part
Intake Duct
Condition
Gouged
Location
Fan Inlet
Part time
175 hours, 119 cycles
Component
Fan Housing · Alidsg · 30602953
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

(CAN) DURING PRE-START INSPECTION DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED TO THE ABRADABLE STRIP SURROUNDING THE FAN ON BOTH ENGINES. ON THE FLIGHT PRIOR TO THIS THE A/C ENCOUNTERED ICING DURING ITS LANDING APPROACH TO CALGARY. DAMAGE CONSISTED OF NUMEROUS CUTS AND GOUGES JUST FORWARD OF THE FAN AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE INLET DUCT.