What was found
AT TOP OF DESCENT UPON THROTTLE RETARD NR 2 ENGINE VIBRATION. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS NORMAL. AT 75 PERCENT VIBRATION DISCONTINUED. LEFT ENGINE AT 75 PERCENT. FOUND TURBINE BLADE DAMAGE. REPLACED ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- January 24, 2004
- Submitted
- February 17, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N327DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737232
- Aircraft serial
- 23099
- Aircraft time
- 54,853 hours, 41,398 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15A
- Engine time
- 47,406 hours, 36,608 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- JT8D15AHK
- Part serial
- 709129
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nr 2 Engine
- Part time
- 47,406 hours, 36,608 cycles
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.