Service difficulty report · Seal

Difficulty date
November 15, 2001
Submitted
March 18, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Part
Seal
Condition
Failed
Location
Rotor Disc
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

HOLE IN HPT FWD AIR SEAL, BOLT SHEARED FLUSH AT ROTOR DISC TO ROTOR FWD SEAL ATTACH FLANGE RELEASING SELF LOCKING NUT AND ENGAGED SECT OF BOLT SHANK. INSP REVEALED TIP CRACKING, MISSING MATERIAL TO MOST OF BLADES. LEADING EDGE/CONCAVE SIDE HOLES WERE PRESENT ON BLADES. FWD EDGE OF BLADES, PLATFORM DAMAGE FROM RUBBING. HPT NOZ VANE SEG, INNER AND OUTER PLATFORMS EXHIBITED EXCESS IMPACT PITTING. HPT AFT STATOR SEAL SEG, DAMAGE WITH LGE SECT OF SEAL SEG MATERIAL MISSING. 4 TOOTH HONEYCOMB SEAL EXHIBITED ABRASION DUE TO INTERACTION BETWEEN HPT ROTOR AND DISLODGED HARDWARE MATERIAL. CONTACT FROM DISLODGED MATERIAL WAS ALSO MADE WITH HPT AFT STATOR SEAL SEGMENT ATTACHMENT BOLTS THUS DAMAGING THE BOLT HEAD.