Service difficulty report · Blade · Amd FALCON50MYST

Difficulty date
June 16, 2003
Submitted
September 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26WP
Make and model
Amd FALCON50MYST
Aircraft serial
312
Engine
Garrtt TFE73140
Part
Blade
Part number
30606901
Condition
Broken
Location
Rotor Assy
Part time
991 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE NR 2 N1 VIBRATION HEARD/ FELT VIBRATION BEGINNING DESCENT. VIBRATION INDICATOR (N1) AT 10 - 20 PERCENT THROUGHOUT DESCENT- AS HIGH AS 40 - 50 PERCENT ON OCCASION. INSPECTION REVEALED OUTER 1.2500 INCH LENGTH SEGMENT OF LPT3 TURBINE BLADE MISSING. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE ASSEMBLY. REMOVED ENGINE.