Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
November 29, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft time
24,179 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B22
Part
Blade
Part number
1957M10P03
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hp Turbine
Part time
23,894 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 THE O/H OF ESN 892745, THE HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE ROTOR BLADES WERE FLOURESCENT PENTRANT INSPECTED. UPON THE FPI OF THE BLADES, IT WAS NOTED THAT QTY 16 BLADES HAD TRANSITION ZONE FORWARD COOLING CIRCUIT CRACKS. ADDITIONALLLY QTY 7 BLADES EXHIBITED BOTH TRANSITION ZONE CRACKING AND CRACKING THE MINIMUM NECK AREA IN THE FIRTREE AREA OF THE BLADE ON TE CONVEX SIDE. THIS WAS DISCOVED DURING A SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE EVENT.