Service difficulty report · Blades · Boeing 777333ER

Difficulty date
May 28, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 777333ER
Aircraft time
22,409 hours
Engine
Ge GE90115B
Part
Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Turbine Section
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) REPORTED BY GROUND PERSONNEL SOMETHING HAS FALLEN OFF AN ACFT, HAS SHUTDOWN AN ENGINE AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF DUMPING FUEL AND RETURNING. AT 1000` AGL, RAPID EGT RISE RT ENGINE RAPID POWER LOSS. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. STAGE 6 TURBINE BLADES DAMAGED, AND THERE WAS ALSO CASING DAMAGE. ROOT CAUSE IS AS YET UNKNOWN. FOUND UPSTREAM COMPONENTS DAMAGED AS WELL.