Service difficulty report · Compressor Wheel · Skrsky S64E

Difficulty date
November 16, 2003
Submitted
February 4, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N164AC
Make and model
Skrsky S64E
Aircraft serial
64034D
Aircraft time
13,248 hours
Engine
Pwa JFTD12A4A
Part
Compressor Wheel
Part number
670802
Part serial
H63817
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
5,978 hours, 3,760 cycles
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

2ND STAGE COMPRESSOR DISK (PN 670802, SN H63817) WAS FOUND CRACKED DURING OVERHAUL INSPECTION. COMPRESSOR (SN 672571) WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE DUE TO REACHING ITS O/H INTERVAL, HAVING A TSO OF 2987.9 HOURS AND A TT OF 5978.0 HOURS. DURING O/H INSPECTION, FIVE CRACKS WERE DETECTED BY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION. CRACK LOCATIONS DETECTED BY EDDY CURRENT WERE IN THE CENTER RING OF DISK EXTENDING FROM BLADE PIN HOLES AT APPROXIMATELY A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. CRACKS WERE NOT DETECTABLE BY FLUORESCENT PENETRANT INSPECTION, THUS CRACK LENGTHS WERE NOT MEASURABLE.