Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Boeing 747400

Difficulty date
October 20, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 747400
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Separated
Location
Apu Engine
Component
Engine · Pwc
Component part number
PW901A
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 AC B-CHECK, AIRFRAME APU COMPARTMENT IMPACT DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED CAUSED BY APPARENT TURBINE BLADE LIBERATION AND CASE FLANGE SEPARATION. THE APU HAD BEEN DECLARED INOPERATIVE BY THE OPERATOR SINCE OCTOBER 20 2007. MFG WILL CONTINUE INVESTIGATING THE EVENT AND ADVISE OF ROOT CAUSE ONCE ESTABLISHED (TC NR 20071128005)

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