Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 737400

Difficulty date
December 31, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737400
Aircraft time
50,486 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 WALK AROUND NR 1 ENGINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE FAN BLADE DAMAGE. ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND ALL THE FAN BLADES WERE REPLACED. FAN BLADE DAMAGE SUSPECTED TO HAVE OCCURRED DURING FLIGHT BUT NO OBSERVABLE OCCURRENCE REPORTED BY CREW. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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