Service difficulty report · Blade · Braero BAE125800A

Difficulty date
June 30, 2004
Submitted
August 2, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816CW
Make and model
Braero BAE125800A
Aircraft serial
258016
Aircraft time
10,542 hours, 7,066 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7315R
Engine time
9,520 hours, 6,759 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AT FLIGHT LEVEL 390 FT THE CREW HEARD A LOUD THUMP AND VIBRATION ON THE NR 2 ENGINE. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND AIRCRAFT LANDED AT DAL WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WERE SOME TURBINE BLADES MISSING. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND A LOANER ENGINE WAS INSTALLED. GARRETT IS CURRENTLY IN THE TEAR DOWN MODE OF THE ENGINE AND DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT FAILED PART.