Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
December 30, 2002
Submitted
January 9, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606QX
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft serial
10023
Aircraft time
2,981 hours, 2,480 cycles
Engine
Ge CF348C1
Engine time
2,981 hours, 2,480 cycles
Part
Turbine Blades
Part number
4124T31P03
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
2,981 hours, 2,480 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 - NR 2 ENGINE FAILED SCHEDULED BORESCOPE INSPECTION. FOUND ONE HPT 1 BLADE MISSING 20 PERCENT SPAN. REPLACED ENGINE. OPERATIONAL CHECKED 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 OF 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.