Service difficulty report · Case · Boeing 234

Difficulty date
May 2, 2016
Submitted
May 2, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 234
Aircraft serial
MJ003
Aircraft time
25,818 hours
Engine
Lyc AL5512
Engine time
16,787 hours
Part
Case
Part number
2101700R18
Part serial
175
Condition
Debonded
Location
Compressor
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

(P2-CH) NR 2 ENGINE CHIP LIGHT, CONFIRMED METAL CONTAMINATION ON CHIP PLUG AND OIL FILTER. AFTER RECEIPT AT REPAIR STATION, DIFFUSER AND GP AREA INSPECTED PRIOR TO PRELIMINARY TEST CELL RUN WITHOUT ANY EVIDENCE OF DELAMINATION. POST TEST, DURING ROUTINE REPAIR DISASSEMBLY EVIDENCE OF PLASMA REDISTRIBUTION WAS FOUND AT THE AIR DIFFUSER. TOP COMPRESSOR CASE WAS REMOVED AND SUSPICION OF COMPRESSOR IMPELLER, LAND PLASMA REPAIR DELAMINATION WERE CONFIRMED.

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