Service difficulty report · Blades · Boeing 777232

Difficulty date
April 28, 2007
Submitted
May 8, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N860DA
Make and model
Boeing 777232
Aircraft serial
29951
Aircraft time
34,087 hours, 5,761 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT89
Engine time
28,777 hours, 4,579 cycles
Part
Blades
Part serial
51156
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
28,777 hours, 4,579 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAKE OFF OUT OF NRT THE RIGHT EXPERIENCED 4 TO 6 STALLS WITH FLAMES FROM TAILPIPE. A/C RTB TO NRT. ENGINE WAS NOT SHUTDOWN. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED METAL ON THE MCD AND IN THE TAILPIPE. MAX TGT OF 946 AND 940 FOR 8 SECONDS. PER AMM ENGINE CHANGE REQUIRED. PERFORMED BORO INSP PER AMM. FOUND SEVERAL BLADES BENT/DAMAGED HPC BORO PLUG HP5S. PERFORMED POWERPLANT AFTER SURGE INSP PER AMM. REPLACED NR 2 E PER TRANS 11T003. ETOPS CATEGORY 'C': UNCOMMANDED PWR CHANGES, SURGES, OR STALLS