Service difficulty report · Nozzle

Difficulty date
January 23, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Engine
Lyc ALF502R5
Part
Nozzle
Part number
2121100R83
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aft Shroud
Part time
12,810 hours
Component
20036001787J
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) POWERPLANT ORIGINALLY REMOVED AFTER REPORTS OF OIL VAPORS CONTAMINATING CABIN BLEED AIR SYSTEM ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED LARGE TORN AWAY PORTION OF THE 2ND STAGE NOZZLE AFT SHROUD FACE (7 INCHES BY 2 INCHES), CONSIDERABLE DOWNSTREAM DAMAGE. FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF AXIAL CRACKS OVER SHROUD CONVERGING WITH CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACKS. SEPARATED PORTION OF SHROUD LIFTED AND CONTACTED DYNAMIC FORWARD FACE OF GP TURBINE COVER, WHICH IN TURN TORE AWAY SHEET METAL (7 INCH BY 2 I NCH) PORTION. THIS NOZZLE HAD UNDERGONE REPAIR AT MFG, PER SB 72-345, WHIC H RECOGNIZED THIS PROBLEM.