Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 75727A

Difficulty date
February 16, 2002
Submitted
February 26, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 75727A
Aircraft serial
29608
Aircraft time
6,613 hours, 8,996 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
5,541 hours, 6,853 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
1B6507
Condition
Fractured
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
5,534 hours, 6,848 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBING THRU 12,000 FT, A BANG WAS HEARD FROM RT ENG AND THEN EPR DROPPED. IAW QRH, PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENG AND TURNED BACK. BORESCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED ONE 7TH HPC BLADE UNDER-PLATFORM FRACTURED, THE ADJACENT BLADE CRACKED AND SUBSEQUENT STAGE DAMAGED. TAIL NUMBER B-27013

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