Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
January 2, 2003
Submitted
January 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N379DL
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23606
Aircraft time
41,396 hours, 32,797 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Engine time
46,482 hours, 36,486 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
46,482 hours, 36,486 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT FROM BDL PASSING THROUGH FL6000 HEARD AND FELT A LOUD EXPLOSION FROM AREA OF THE FORWARD CARGO NR 2 ENG. DIVERTED TO JFK, THE STALL NOISE WAS AUDIBLE FROM COCKPIT BUT ENGINE INST WERE NORMAL ON BOTH ENGINES. FOUND 5 FAN BLADES CURLED AT TIP. BLENDED ALL BLADES AS REQUIRED, PER AMM 72-00. ALL BLADES ARE WITHIN CONTINUE IN SVC LIMITS EXCEPT FOR 2. THE 2 BLADES ARE WITHIN THE 5 CYC LIMITS. PERFORMED BORESCOPE PER AMM 72-00. CLOSED COWLS. PERFORMED T/O PWR R/U. NO VIBS FELT. ALL OPS.