SDR MEX2002008

Service difficulty report · Blade · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
January 7, 2002
Submitted
May 1, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N204AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49404
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Blade
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Engine
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

FLT 259 - CJS-MEX - DURING TRANSIT CHECK REVISION IN THE STATION IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE NR 21 BLADE OF THE ENGINE 1 HAS A CRACK OF 4 INCHES IN LENGTH AND .25 INCH OF DEPTH APPROXIMATELY. THE BLADE WAS REWORKED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED TO FLIGHT. AT ARRIVED TO MEX THE DAMAGE WAS VERIFIED FINDING IT OUT OF LIMITS, AT THE RON 07/08 IN MEX THE ENGINE 1 WAS REPLACED IAW MM 71-00-01, TESTS OK. (M)

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