What was found
(CAN) DURING SCHEDULED BORESCOPE INSPECTION, CRACKS EXCEEDING MAINTENANCE MANUAL LIMITS WERE FOUND AROUND THE BASE OF THE GUIDE VANES OF THE FIRST TURBINE NOZZLE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- November 14, 2000
- Submitted
- January 19, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Bac 146200A
- Aircraft time
- 27,339 hours
- Engine
- Lyc ALF502R5
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Vane
- Part number
- 212143024
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Turbine Nozzle
- Part time
- 27,168 hours, 14,942 cycles
- Component
- 1st Turb Nozzle · Lyc · ALF502R5
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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