Service difficulty report · Fan · Raythn HAWKER900XP

Difficulty date
June 5, 2009
Submitted
June 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N894QS
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER900XP
Aircraft serial
HA0005
Aircraft time
899 hours, 635 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Fan
Condition
Vibration
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LT ENGINE VIBRATION AT FL 400. VIBRATION STARTED WHEN THROTTLE WAS RETARDED FROM 98.3 TO 97 PERCENT N1. THROTTLE MOVEMENTS HAD NOT EFFECT ON VIBRATION. SOUND DECREASED AS ACFT DESCENDED. REMOVED FAN BLADES FAN HUB AND RE INDEXED FAN HUB 180 DEGREES FROM ORIGINAL POSITION AND INSTALLED FAN BLADES AS PER 731-50 LIGHT MM 72-03-06 REV. 9. COMPLIED WITH VIBRATION SURVEY. ALL INDICATIONS ARE WITHIN LIMITS.