Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Boeing 777232

Difficulty date
March 13, 2020
Submitted
March 13, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
3H9R123C
Honda Aero, LLC
Aircraft
N860DA
Make and model
Boeing 777232
Aircraft serial
29951
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT89
Engine time
71,694 hours, 8,796 cycles
Part
Turbine Blades
Part number
FW15154
Part serial
149412010
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
26,767 hours, 2,745 cycles
Component
Engine · Rroyce
Component part number
TRENT89217
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT DL89 (14JAN2020), THE AIRCRAFT N860DA #2 ENGINE (S/N:51201) SUFFERED SURGE & HIGH N3 VIBRATION DURING CLIMB. CREW ELECTED AIR TURN BACK AND THE ENGINE WAS SENT TO HAESL FOR INVESTIGATION. UPON DISASSEMBLY, 1-OFF HPT BLADE WAS PARTIALLY RELEASED (BROKEN APPROXIMATELY AT THE MID-HEIGHT) WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSED IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE DOWNSTREAM TURBINE BLADES AND NGVS. THE BLADE WAS SENT TO RR LABORATORY FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.