What was found
NR 2 ENGINE FAN BLADE NICKED. ACCOMPLISHED INITIAL BLEND. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION ON BLENDED FAN BLADES. NO CRACK INDICATIONS FOUND. ACCOMPLISHED FINAL BLEND ON BLADES IAW MM.
- Difficulty date
- August 18, 2013
- Submitted
- August 21, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N118UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 28811
- Aircraft time
- 58,394 hours, 6,904 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Blade
- Condition
- Nicked
- Location
- Nr 2 Engine Fan
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.