Service difficulty report · Turbine Wheel · Boeing 747400

Difficulty date
March 26, 2021
Submitted
March 26, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 747400
Engine
Rroyce RB211524G19
Engine time
79,831 hours, 9,720 cycles
Part
Turbine Wheel
Part number
UL29026
Part serial
SETM24674
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lpt
Part time
34,156 hours, 3,773 cycles
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

AS RECEIVED, THERE ARE MULTIPLE CRACK INDICATIONS FOUND ON THE DISC FIRTREE SERRATION LOCATION 61. SOME OF THE CRACKS ARE VISIBLE TO WHITE LIGHT INSPECTION. THE CRACKS APPEAR TO CROSS THE CORNERS AT SOME LOCATIONS. THIS IS A SIMILAR PROBLEM THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ON ANOTHER DISC UNDER FAA SDR KC1R20210112001. THE COMPONENT IS CURRENTLY IN SHOP FOR OVERHAUL AND IS ON HOLD AT THIS TIME. NOTE: ACTUAL TIME SINCE OVERHAUL IS UNKNOWN. TOTAL TIME ENTERED IN THIS BLOCK.

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