Service difficulty report · None · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
August 29, 2022
Submitted
September 8, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N791QS
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20629
Aircraft time
7,030 hours, 4,039 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
L
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

LEFT ENGINE ENGINE HARDWARE: ON CLIMB OUT PASSING 13000 FEET AIRCRAFT SHOOK WITH A LOUD BANG. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE AMBER L ENGINE VIBRATION MESSAGE CAME ON. IMMEDIATELY RETARDED LEFT THROTTLE TO IDLE. NO ADVERSE INDICATIONS FROM ENGINE INSTRUMENTS. AT IDLE VERY LITTLE INDICATION OF VIBRATION. AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES AN ODOR DID COME THROUGH THE AIRCRAFT. LANDED WITH LEFT ENGINE AT IDLE UNEVERNTFULLY. UPON INSPECTION AFTER SHUTDOWN, FRONT FAN IS ESSENTIALLY SEIZED UP. EXHAUST TURBINE BLADES ARE ALL BROKEN DOWN SEVERAL INCHES WITH METAL FRAGMENTS DISBURSED THROUGHOUT TAILPIPE AREA.( AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED)