Service difficulty report · Blades · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
December 23, 2022
Submitted
December 23, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N648UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25285
Aircraft time
117,127 hours, 18,219 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 2 ENG HAD SEVERAL COMPRESSOR STALLS DURING CLIMB. EGT EXCEEDANCE OBSERVED. HAD THE THROTTLE BACK AT IDLE AND ENGINE STABILIZED. RETURNED TO HKG. IAW FIM 71-05 FAULT TREE 803, FOR T/SHOOTING. CHECKED INLET, EXHAUST. CHECKED MCDS, EPCS PERFORMANCE & EGT EXCEEDANCE PAGE. RT ENG PIMU BITE PROCEDURE CARRIED OUT, RESULT NORMAL IAW FIM 71-05 FAULT TREE 803, STEP 2 ENGINE TURBINE EXHAUST BORESCOPE INSPECTION PERFORMED IAW FIM 71-05 FAULT TREE 803. 71-01-00. AREA FOUND PARTICLES AND COLLECTED, STEP 3 N1 ROTOR TURN FREELY, RESULT FOUND 5TH, 6TH, 10TH STAGE HPC BLADES DAMAGED STEP 4 & STEP 5 RESULT NORMAL, STEP 6 NO UNUSUAL LIMIT IAW AMM 72-00-00 MATERIAL FOUND.