Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
January 24, 2002
Submitted
January 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609QX
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft serial
10031
Aircraft time
2,505 hours, 2,000 cycles
Engine
Ge CF348C1
Engine time
2,505 hours, 2,000 cycles
Part
Turbine Blades
Part number
4124T3P03
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
2,505 hours, 2,000 cycles
Component
Engine · Ge · CG348C1
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 2 ENGINE FAILED SCHEDULED BORESCOPE INSPECTION. FOUND TWO HPT 1 BLADES 2/3 MISSING. REPLACED ENGINE. AIRCRAFT 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 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.