Service difficulty report · Bolt · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
November 19, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68041
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46900
Engine
Ge CF66D
Part
Bolt
Part number
J645P10A
Condition
Sheared
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE NR 1 ENG FAILED DURING CLIMBOUT AT FL 190. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO GUM WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NR 1 ENG WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. *S/D* DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENG FOUND ONE HPT STAGE 1 NOZZLE SUPPORT BOLT LIBERATED. THE LIBERATED BOLT MOST LIKELY IMPACTED THE HPT STAGE 1 BLADE RETAINER AND SUBSEQUENTLY KNOCKED OFF THE RETAINER ATTACHING STUDS. A LARGE SECTION OF THE BLADE RETAINER EXITED THE ENG THROUGH THE COMPRESSOR REAR FRAME. SEVERAL PIECES OF THE BLADE RETAINER AND ATTACHING STUDS WERE RETRIEVED. THE LIBERATED NOZZLE SUPPORT BOLT WAS NOT LOCATED. THE REMAINING SUPPORT BOLTS WERE INTACT AND FOUND IN SATISFACTORY CONDITION.

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