Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 767333

Difficulty date
January 14, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 767333
Aircraft time
76,182 hours
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Blade
Condition
Fractured
Location
Hpt Stage 2
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE NR 2 ENGINE HAD A DRAMATIC TREND SHIFT INTO LT, AND IMMEDIATE ACTION WAS TAKEN WITH THE RESULTS. THE FOLLOWING SHIFTS WERE IDENTIFIED: CRUISE FUEL FLOW INCREASE BY 2.6 PERCENT. CRUISE CORE SPEED INCREASE BY 0.650 PERCENT. CRUISE EGT INCREASE BY 15 DEG C. FOLLOWING BOROSCOPE ON ENGINE: BLADE MISSING AT STAGE 2 OF HPT, REST OF THE BLADE STUCK ON GUIDE VANE OF LPT ON PICTURE 120110020-21. DAMAGE ON BLADES AT STAGE NR 2 OF HPT DID NOT IDENTIFIED ANY SPECIFIC DAMAGE ON STAGE 1 OF HPT.