Service difficulty report · Turbine · Boeing 757*

Difficulty date
August 28, 2001
Submitted
August 30, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 757*
Aircraft serial
27204
Aircraft time
14,727 hours, 23,333 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
11,569 hours, 18,274 cycles
Part
Turbine
Part number
1B8501
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
C, E

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

What was found

B757 A/C REG NR B-27007 ON TAKEOFF ROLL, JUST AS PILOT ADVANCED THROTTLES, A BANG WAS HEARD FROM LT ENG AND THEN EGT ROSE, RPM DROPPED. PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND IAW QRH SHUT DOWN THE ENG. INITIAL INSPECTION REVEALED N1 IS SEIZED BUT N2 CAN BE ROTATED. BORESCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED FROM 1ST STAGE THRU 3RD STAGE TURBINE ARE ALL DAMAGED AND ONE OF 1ST STAGE TURBINE BLADE UNDER-PLATFORM FRACTURED. THIS ENG WILL BE SHIP TO P&W FOR REPAIR AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION.