Service difficulty report · Blade · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
August 23, 2005
Submitted
August 24, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45993
Aircraft time
83,912 hours, 34,740 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Engine time
31,982 hours, 13,737 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
CFM562C
Part serial
692264
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2
Part time
31,982 hours, 13,737 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

NR 2 ENG SHUTDOWN FOR LOSS OF OIL QTY. OIL PRESS DROPPED. OIL TEMP STABLE. SHUTDOWN NR 2 ENG. WINDMILL OIL PRESS DROPPED & QTY INCREASED. TEMP STABLE. NO WINDMILLING PRESS. LOW PRESS LIGHT ILLUM. LANDED W/OUT INCIDENT. R&R NR 2 ENG, OPS & LEAK CHK GOOD. ACFT RTS. AN FITTING & FLARE OF TUBE INCOMPATIBLE. OIL LINE CLAMP LOOSE. FORWARD OIL TANK MOUNT LOOSE. BORESCOPE REVEALED HALF OF A HPT BLADE MISSING. LOOSE HARDWARE CAUSED BY CORE VIBRATIONS (N2). ENG HAS BEEN RETURNED TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR & ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS OF BLADE FAILURE. OVERTEMP ANALYSIS RESULTS NEG. ENG BEYOND REPAIR. METALLURGICAL EVALUATION REPORT, HPT BLADE FAILED IN THERMAL FATIGUE MODE DUE TO SEGREGATION OF TITANIUM-HAFNIUM DURING CASTING.

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