What was found
(CAN) DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION OF RAM AIR TURBINE, SCRATCH FOUND ON BLADE ROOT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A CRACK. THE SUBMITTER INDICATED THAT THERE IS NO SPECIFIC INSPECTION TASK CALLING UP THE INSPECTION OF THE RAM BLADES.
- Difficulty date
- November 13, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Airbus A330322
- Engine
- Pwa PW4168
- System (JASC)
- 2920 · Hydraulic System, Auxiliary
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 762973
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Ram Air Turbine
- Part time
- 15,836 hours
- 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.