Service difficulty report · Fan Blade · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 15, 2010
Submitted
November 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48489
Aircraft time
63,842 hours, 13,498 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2D1F
Part
Fan Blade
Part number
1338M51P03
Part serial
BA259390
Condition
Bent
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF GOT "ICE DETECTED" FOLLOWED BY EVM COMP NR 3 ENG 5.6 WITH AMBER BOX. CREW FELT THE EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. ON ARRIVAL INSPECT FAN AREA AND FOUND 2 FAN BLADE BENT. FOUND ALSO SLIGHT REMAIN OF BLOOD AROUND THE ICE DECTECTOR AND NEAR THE OUTER FAN AREA. FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF CORE INGESTION. THE INGESTED BIRD WENT THRU THE FAN AREA. REPLACED/INSTALLED NR 30 AND NR 31 FAN BLADES IAW MM 72-31-02-4. NR 3 ENG SPINNER IAW MM 72-31-01-4. PERFORMED NR3 ENG VIBRATION SURVEY.

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