What was found
NR 3 ENG HAS ONE FAN BLADE TIP BENT, A SECOND FAN BLADE TIP BLADE FOUND DAMAGED & BROKEN. TWO BLADES REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- March 8, 2004
- Submitted
- March 10, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N921FT
- Make and model
- Boeing 747283B
- Aircraft serial
- 21575
- Aircraft time
- 61,977 hours, 13,867 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT9D70A
- Engine time
- 45,392 hours, 10,128 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Fan Blade
- Part number
- 773241
- Part serial
- ED7261
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nr 3 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.