Service difficulty report · Blade

Difficulty date
May 29, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Engine
Lyc ALF502R5
Part
Blade
Part number
212114221
Condition
Fractured
Location
Nr 3 Eng Turb
Part time
6,474 hours
Component
Lyc · 212111033
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
R, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN)AT TOP OF CLIMB, #3 ENGINE VIBRATION SUDDENLY ESCALATED TO 3.0 IPS, N1 DECAY ALSO EVIDENT, ENGINE SHUTDOWN. BOROSCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED ONE RUPTURED BLADE ON #2 G.P. TURBINE DISC.