Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
August 16, 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
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE FAILED BORESCOPE IAW EM4166, HPT T2 BLADE ONE HALF A BLADE MISSING AND BLADE NEXT TO IT HAS TIP DAMAGE. REPLACED NR 2 ENG IAW MM.