Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
November 5, 2020
Submitted
November 7, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3761R
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
29628
Aircraft time
62,417 hours, 22,768 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B262
Engine time
60,238 hours, 22,601 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Eng Fan
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ATB, PERFORMED AIR TURN BACK TO ANC DUE TO EXCESSIVE AIRFRAME VIBRATION WHEN NR 2 ENGINE THROTTLE ADVANCED. DID NOT SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOUND NR 2 ENGINE FAN BLADE PLATFORM MISSING AND DAMAGE TO FAN BLADES AND OGV'S. PERFORMED FULL BORESCOPE OF ENGINE WITH NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE. BLENDED CONTAINMENT CASE, PER ERA 536292-14. REPLACED WHOLE BLADE FAN SET, IAW B737 AMM 72-21. INSPECTED FAN AND BOOSTER ASSEMBLY, PER B737 AMM 72-21. PERFORMED TESTS, PER B737 AMM 71-00.