Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
October 7, 2025
Submitted
October 9, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78506
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
32832
Aircraft time
58,067 hours, 21,745 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B262
Part
Blade
Part number
3400010390
Part serial
DB3808408
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
46,037 hours, 33,872 cycles
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.

What was found

DURING WALK AROUND, FOUND FAN BLADE TIP OF NR 2 ENG BENT. ON FURTHER INSPECTION IAW AMM 72-21-02-200-801-F00, FOUND ORIGINAL BLADE NR 8 TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. IN ADDITION, FOUND ADJACENT BLADE NR 9 TO HAVE A TIP CURL OUT OF LIMITS. FOUND SEVERAL OTHER BLADES TO HAVE SMALL NICKS ON L/ES IAW AMM 72-21-02-200-801-F00, PART J, 2. BLADE NR 8 EXCEEDS W DIMENSION BY OVER AN INCH. BLADE NR 9 EXCEEDS X DIMENSION BY 0.7 INCH & W DIMENSION 0.5 INCH. R & R NR 2 ENG FAN BLADES NR 9 & 8 IAW AMM 72-21-02-000-802-F00. PERFORMED ENG RUN AT IDLE. DURING N2 AT 69%, NOTICED HIGH ENGINE VIBRATION AT 1.5. PERFORMED NR 2 ENGINE VIBRATION SURVEY TEST IAW AMM 71-00-00-00-700-814-F00. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN AT ALL POWER SETTINGS ENGINE VIBRATION INDICATION NEVER EXCEEDED 1.4.

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