Service difficulty report · Blade · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
March 8, 2015
Submitted
March 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N113HQ
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000177
Aircraft time
20,175 hours, 15,818 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
4114T15P02
Part serial
SEEABOVE
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, C
Precautionary procedure
B, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW HEARD A LOUD NOISE, FELT VIBRATIONS AND NOTICED LP VIBRATION GAUGE INDICATING 4.6. CREW REQUESTED A RETURN TO FIELD AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. CREW REQUESTED A FLY BY TO CHECK ON STATUS OF GEAR. THEY LOOKED GOOD SO CREW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND DID FULL STOP ON RUNWAY FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO INSPECT ACFT. CREW THEN TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND BIRD REMAINS ALL OVER ENGINE AND COWL. MAINTENANCE FOUND UPPER THERMAL BLANKET, CONTAINMENT RING AND BLADES DAMAGED. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED FAN CONTAINMENT RING IAW GE 72-00-23, R & R THERMAL BLANKET AND BLADES IAW AMM.

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