Service difficulty report · Blade · Fokker F28MK3000

Difficulty date
March 7, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Fokker F28MK3000
Engine
Rroyce SPEY55515P
Part
Blade
Part number
EU33245
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
26,076 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) IN CRUISE AT FL 325, THE CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM NR 1 ENGINE, FOLLOWED BY ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS DROPPING OFF. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ITS DESTINATION WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS CARRIED OUT. INITIAL INSPECTION FOUND NR 1 ENGINE LOW PRESSURE TURBINE HAD SUFFERED A MULTIPLE BLADE FAILURE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE EXHAUST PIPE SHOWED VARIOUS DENTS AND HOLES WHERE BLADE FRAGMENTS HAD EXITED REARWARD. AUDIT OF THE ENGINES HISTORY SHOWS THE TURBINE MODULE HAD RECEIVED A LEVEL 2 AND 3 SHOP VISIT 3,095 CYCLES AGO. THE SUBJECT LP2 TURBINE IS HIGH CYCLE AT 25,997 CYCLES, OUT OF SERVICE AT 30,000 CYCLES. THE ENGINE IS PRE-MOD NR 6329.

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