Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
January 14, 2003
Submitted
January 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N601QX
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft serial
10009
Aircraft time
2,995 hours, 2,482 cycles
Engine
Ge CF348C1
Engine time
2,995 hours, 2,482 cycles
Part
Turbine Blades
Part number
4124T3P03
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Component
Engine · Ge · CF348C1
Component part number
CF348C1
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 1 ENGINE FAILED SCHEDULED BORESCOPE INSPECTION. FOUND ONE HPT 1 BLADE 2/3 MISSING AND TWO BLADES CRACKED. 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 ACCLERATOR) IS THE CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THE REMOVED ENGINE. A PLAN HAS BEE DEVISED TO INCORPORATE THIS MOD IN THE NEXT FEW QUARTERS.