Service difficulty report · Turbine Wheel

Difficulty date
June 5, 2000
Submitted
June 5, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N962CA
Engine
Ge CF343A1
Engine time
10,430 hours, 9,758 cycles
Part
Turbine Wheel
Part number
6078T57G04
Part serial
GEE08093
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
10,423 hours, 9,754 cycles
Component
Fan Module · 608708G01
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

AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE NR 1 CARBON SEAL ON AIRCRAFT 7123 LEFT ENGINE 807393, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE FAN DISK AT THE FORWARD 12:00 POSITION OF THE NR 21 FAN BLADE PIN RETAINING BORE. THE CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCHES IN LENGTH AND EXTENDS FROM THE FORWARD/TOP TO THE AFT/TOP OF THE BLADE RETAINING PIN BORE. THE NR 21 BLADE RETAINING BUSHING ON THE DISK IS EXPOSED ON THE FRONT SIDE AND RECESSED ON THE AFT SIDE APPROXIMATELY .056 . REMOVED AND REPLACED FAN DISK AND ALL FAN BLADES.