What was found
DURING ETOPS PDC FOUND PIECE OF 5TH STAGE VSV LEVER ARM IN COWLING. VSV LEVER AT 8 O`CLOCK POS VERIFIED BROKEN VANE SPINS FREELY IN CASE. BOROSCOPED HPC AND FOUND NUMEROUS BLADES DAMAGE 6TH STAGE. REPLACED ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- January 30, 2006
- Submitted
- February 22, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N1609
- Make and model
- Boeing 767332
- Aircraft serial
- 30574
- Aircraft time
- 26,633 hours, 4,199 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CF680C2B6F
- Engine time
- 26,661 hours, 4,191 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Compressor
- Part number
- CF680C2B6F
- Part serial
- 706110
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Nr 1
- Part time
- 26,661 hours, 4,191 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.