Service difficulty report · Blades · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
January 10, 2012
Submitted
January 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N560FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46938
Aircraft time
93,990 hours, 30,031 cycles
Engine
Ge CF66D
Engine time
77,200 hours, 30,122 cycles
Part
Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 3 Compressor
Part time
77,200 hours, 30,122 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, M, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF, WITH INITIAL ADVANCE OF THROTTLES, GOT NUMEROUS COMPRESSOR STALLS. RETARDED THROTTLES AND NOTICED ENGINE NR 3 EGT HIGH. SHUTDOWN ENG NR 3 AND RETURNED TO GATE. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF INLET AND EXHAUST OF NR 3 ENGINE NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS NOTED. NR 3 VIA SHOWS NO EXCEEDENCES. PER STALL INSPECTION IAW 72-00-06-1. FOUND VSV FEEDBACK CABLE BENT BY BELLCRANK. PERFORMED BORESCOPE ON NR 3 ENGINE FOUND SEVERAL BLADES WITH TIP CLANGE ON THE 4TH STAGE OF COMPRESSOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE AS PER WORK CARD 71T0701-3. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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