Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Boeing 747400

Difficulty date
September 11, 2003
Submitted
October 1, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 747400
Aircraft serial
GCIVH
Engine
Rroyce RB211524*
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING ENGINE DISASSEMBLY, AND FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF THE 02 MODULE SPLITTER FAIRING, QTY 43 BOLTS OUT OF 90 WERE FOUND TO BE MISSING/FAILED ON THE 02/07 FLANGE. REMOVAL OF THE 02 MODULE REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE STAGE 6 AND 7 ROTOR PATHS. IN ADDITION, CRACKING OF THE IPC CASES WAS NOTED IN LINE WITH THE STAGE 4 AND 5 ROTOR BLADES. MOD DISASSEMBLY REVEALED HEAVY CONTACT BETWEENT THE BLADES AND THE CASES. DURING DETAIL INSP THE STAGE 4 IPC DISC WAS SEEN TO EXHIBIT HEAVY CRACKING TO 7 OF DOVETAIL POSTS. PN UL27090 SN STDC17571 TSN 19975/4529. THE DISC WILL BE RETURNED TO MFG FOR INVESTIGATION. PROBABLE CAUSE WAS APPARENT LOSS OF LOCATION OF THE IPC CASES.(K)

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