Service difficulty report · Compressor · Boeing 234

Difficulty date
May 2, 2016
Submitted
May 8, 2017
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
Compressor
Part number
2101700R18
Part serial
175
Condition
Debonded
Location
Engine
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

THE ENGINES OEM WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THE PLASMA REPAIR OF THE COMPRESSOR CASE WAS DONE TO APPROVED DATA. NO DETERMINATION OF THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE HAS BEEN MADE. THE OWNER/OPERATOR HAS MADE A BUSINESS DETERMINATION THAT MAGNESIUM CASES WITH PLASMA REPAIRS WILL BE REPLACED WITH THOSE CONTAINING AN APPROVED STAINLESS STEEL INSERT REPAIR OR AN APPROVED ALTERNATE STAINLESS STEEL CASE ASSEMBLY. THIS PROCESS IS ONGOING AT THIS TIME.

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