Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
December 3, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft time
23,283 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B22
Part
Blade
Part number
1957M10P03
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hp Turbine
Part time
22,920 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) ESN 892808 WAS IN A SHOP FOR A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE EVENT. UPON FLOURESCENT PENETRANT INSPECTION OF THE HPT ROTOR BLADES, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT QTY 15 BLADES EXHIBITED CRACKING AT THE MINIMUM NECK POINT ON THE CONVEX SIDE OF THE FIRTREE.