Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
December 8, 2002
Submitted
December 11, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N607QX
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft serial
10024
Aircraft time
2,923 hours, 2,376 cycles
Engine
Ge CF348C1
Engine time
2,923 hours, 2,376 cycles
Part
Turbine Blades
Part number
4124T31P03
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Part time
2,923 hours, 2,376 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
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

PDX - DURING SCHEDULED BORESCOPE INSPECTION FOUND TOP ONE THIRD OF THREE TURBINE BLADES IN THE HPT DISK MISSING. REPLACED ENGINE. REPLACED ENGINE. OPERATIONAL OF AIRCRAFT CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. ENGINE UNDER INVESTIGATION AT GE. INVESTIGATION BY THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER (GE) HAS BEEN COMPLETED. IT HAS BEEN CONCLUDED THAT MODIFICATION TO THE HPT1 DAMPNER (ALONG WITH RE-WORK OF THE ACCELERATOR) IS THE CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THE REMOVED ENGINE. A PLAN HAS BEEN DEVISED TO INCORPORATE THIS MOD IN THE NEXT FEW QUARTERS.