Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 767432ER

Difficulty date
April 4, 2008
Submitted
April 9, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N844MH
Make and model
Boeing 767432ER
Aircraft serial
29717
Aircraft time
23,425 hours, 6,268 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2*
Engine time
23,704 hours, 7,101 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 2 Hpc
Part time
23,704 hours, 7,101 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFTER START OF THE RIGHT ENGINE NOTICED TO HAVE N2 VIBS OF 5.0 AND CAN BE FELT. UNUSUAL SOUND ALSO. RETURNED TO GATE. NO METAL IN TAIL PIPE. CHIP DETECTORS CLEAN BUT ENG HAS RUMBLE SOUND WHEN RUNNING. BOROSCOPE REVEALED 1ST HPC BLADE BROKEN OFF. ENGINE CHANGE IN PROGRESS.