Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 737932ER

Difficulty date
August 5, 2026
Submitted
August 7, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807DN
Make and model
Boeing 737932ER
Aircraft serial
31921
Aircraft time
41,011 hours, 15,990 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27B1
Engine time
39,967 hours, 15,649 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Missing
Location
3rd Stage
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EMERGENCY DECLARED, AND AIR TURNBACK DUE TO LT ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL & LOUD BANG DURING CLIMB. REDUCED ENGINE SPEED TO IDLE AND COULD NOT ADVANCE THROTTLES WITHOUT ENGINE STALLING AGAIN. PERFORMED BORESCOPE OF HPC AND FOUND A 3RD STAGE BLADE MISSING AND OTHER BLADES WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. REPLACED ENGINE. (9215958) AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.