Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
January 6, 2003
Submitted
January 9, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602QX
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft serial
10010
Aircraft time
2,860 hours, 2,300 cycles
Engine
Ge CF348C1
Engine time
2,860 hours, 2,300 cycles
Part
Turbine Blades
Part number
4124T31P03
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
2,860 hours, 2,300 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

CKB - NR 2 ENGINE FAILED SCHEDULED BORESCOPE INSPECTION. FOUND ONE BLADE WITH MISSING MATERIAL. REPLACED ENGINE. AIRCRAFT OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. ENGINE UNDER INVETIGATION 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 THIS REMOVED ENGINE. A PLAN HAS BEEN DEVISED TO INCORPORATE THIS MOD IN THE NEXT FEW QUARTERS.