Service difficulty report · Blade · Skrsky S64E

Difficulty date
April 28, 2017
Submitted
April 28, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Skrsky S64E
Aircraft serial
64037
Aircraft time
16,178 hours, 10,867 cycles
Engine
Pwa JFTD12A4A
Engine time
14,408 hours
Part
Blade
Part number
457805
Condition
Cracked
Location
5th Stage
Part time
2,961 hours
Component
Compressor · Pwa
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
D
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

ENGINE AT REPAIR STATION FOR OVERHAUL. DURING FPI INSPECTION A CRACK WAS DETECTED ON INBOARD SIDE OF PLATFORM ON DOVE TAIL. CRACK WAS APPROXIMATELY .025 INCH IN LENGTH AXIALLY. AFTER OVERHAULING HUNDREDS OF THESE MODEL ENGINES, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS REPAIR STATION HAS SEEN THIS BLADE CRACKED. MANUFACTURE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS DEFECT.