Service difficulty report · Nose Bullet · Boeing 737275

Difficulty date
December 30, 2007
Submitted
February 15, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737275
Aircraft time
54,464 hours, 32,335 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Nose Bullet
Part number
658536912
Condition
Separated
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
B
Nature of condition
D, R
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) FOLLOWING DEPARTURE, THE CREW REPORTED COMPRESSOR STALLING OF THE NR 1 ENG AT CLIMB PWR. THE ENGINE PWR WAS REDUCED AND COMPRESSOR STALLS STOPPED. THE AC RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. INSP OF THE ENGINE IDENTIFIED THAT THE NR 1 ENGINE NOSE DOME HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE DURING FLIGHT AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE INTAKE ACOUSTIC LINER AND FIRST STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADES. A BOROSCOPE INSP SHOWED NO INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE. THE FIRST STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADES WERE BLENDED, ENGINE INTAKE WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE NOSE DOME AND THE A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC NR 20080208006)