Service difficulty report · Disk · Skrsky CH54B

Difficulty date
April 26, 2002
Submitted
May 8, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N223AC
Make and model
Skrsky CH54B
Aircraft serial
64086
Engine
Pwa JFTD12A4A
Part
Disk
Part number
670802
Part serial
4W9129
Condition
Cracked
Location
Blade Pin Hole
Part time
5,115 hours, 3,721 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

CRACK FOUND IN BLADE PIN RETENTION HOLE OF 2ND STAGE COMPRESSOR DISK. COMPRESSOR (SN 677810) REMOVED FOR OVERHAUL. DURING INSPECTION PROCESS, NDT DETECTED A CRACK IN BLADE PIN RETENTION HOLE, CENTER LAND, USING EDDY CURRENT. CRACK VERIFIED BY FMPI. HOLDING THE DISK WITH THE PN ON THE DISK AT THE 7 OCLOCK POSITION, THROUGH CRACK BEGINS AT THE 12 OCKLOCK POSITION OF HOLE AND EXTENDS OUTWARD APPROXIMATELY .200 INCH TOWARDS OUTER EDGE OF LAND AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE. CRACK DOES NOT EXTEND TO OUTER EDGE OF LAND. PROBABLE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.