Service difficulty report · Blade · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
February 8, 2003
Submitted
February 11, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N610QX
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft serial
10033
Aircraft time
2,406 hours, 1,872 cycles
Engine
Ge CF348C1
Engine time
2,406 hours, 1,872 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
4124T3P03
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 400
Part time
2,406 hours, 1,872 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

NR 2 ENGINE FAILED SCHEDULED BORESCOPE INSPECTION. FOUND THREE BROKEN BLADES, ANOTHER WITH MATERIAL MISSING AND SEVERAL OTHERS WITH SMALL NICKS IN TIPS. 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 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.