Service difficulty report · Blade · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 31, 2012
Submitted
February 1, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46123
Aircraft time
88,810 hours, 33,255 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C1
Engine time
41,227 hours, 15,519 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Missing
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
41,227 hours, 15,519 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE FAILED WHEN ENCOUNTER OF CAT AT FL 370 OCCURED. PERFORMED ENGINE FAILURE CHECKLIST AND INFLIGHT AIRSTART ABNORMAL PROCEDURE AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE. ENGINE MOTORED FROM 0406 TO 0629. OIL PRESSURE AT FAILURE NORMAL, IN CRUISE 10 PSI. FUEL ADDED TO ENGINE EVERY HOUR IAW ABNORMAL PROCEDURES. ENGINE WINDMILLED AT 14 PERCENT N1 AND 10 PERCENT N2. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. ACFT WAS GROUNDED UPON ARRIVAL. PERFORMED T/S TREE 132C T/R 71-46 OF MM. FOUND VBV FEEDBACK CABLE MISRIGGED .1250". RIGGED CABLE IAW MM 73-21-10. PERFROMED MPA RUN IAW JRH CH 13.3. ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL. DURING BOROSCOPE INSP FOUND 1 EA BLADE HPC STG 8 MISSING. ENGINE REQUIRES REPLACMENT WITHIN 10 CYCLES OR 25 HOURS IAW MM CH 72-00-00 ON NR 1 ENGINE.

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