Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
December 30, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft time
23,292 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B22
Part
Blade
Part number
1957M10P03
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hp Turbine
Part time
23,243 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
D
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 PROACTIVE O/H OF ESN 892844, THE HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE ROTOR BLADES WERE FLORESCENT PENETRANT INSPECTED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT QTY 7 BLADES EXHIBITED TRANSITION ZONE FWD COOLING CIRCUIT CRACKS. AN ADDITIONAL 15 BLADES EXHIBITED CRACKING AT THE MINIMUM NECK ON THE FIRTREE AT THE CONVEX SIDE.