Service difficulty report · Blades · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
June 22, 2006
Submitted
July 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N495AJ
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20937
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Engine time
51,252 hours, 26,365 cycles
Part
Blades
Part number
500420201
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
1,918 hours, 1,093 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON TAKEOFF CREW REPORTED NR 1 BLEED TRIP LIGHT CAME ON. CHANGED TO NR 2 BLEED, ONE MIN LATER NR 1 STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON. FOLLOWED COMPANY CHECKLIST & SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENGINE; DUMPED FUEL, & RETURNED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF NR 1 ENGINE FOUND C-1 LOW COMPRESSOR STAGE BLADES 4 EA HAD SUSTAINED FOD DAMAGE, ALSO C-2 LOW COMPRESSOR STAGE BLADES 8 EA SUSTAINED FOD DAMAGE, & C1 STATOR HAD SUSTAINED FOD DAMAGE. ORIGIN OF FOD DAMAGE IS NOT EVIDENT. DAMAGED C-1 & C-2 BLADES, & C1 STATOR WERE REMOVED, REPLACED AND BALANCED. ACCOMPLISHED NR 1 ENGINE RUN PER AMERIJET FORM B-41, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. THE A/C HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.