Service difficulty report · Compressor Disk · Boeing 747*

Difficulty date
January 13, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 747*
Part
Compressor Disk
Part number
9688252
Condition
Cracked
Location
Apu
Part time
3,511 hours
Component
GTCP6604
Stage of operation
IN
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) INSPECTION OF THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT FOUND 4TH STAGE COMPRESSOR DISC CRACKED AT THE ACUTE CORNER FORMED BY THE DOVE TAIL AND DISC FRONT FACE. THE SIZE OF THE CRACK WAS APPROXIMATELY 0.300 INCH. THE COMPRESSOR DISC WAS REMOVED AND SCRAPPED.