Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 737809

Difficulty date
January 5, 2013
Submitted
January 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18608
Make and model
Boeing 737809
Aircraft serial
28406
Aircraft time
39,798 hours, 18,095 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B26US
Engine time
34,303 hours, 15,501 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Turbine Section
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

( B-18608) CREW REPORTED NR 1 ENGINE FAILED DURING CLIMBING, AND THEN SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. METAL PARTICLES WERE FOUND IN TAILPIPE. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED. BORESCOPE INSPECTION FOUND HPT BLADES AND ITS DOWNSTREAM PARTS DAMAGED. ALL HPT BLADES WERE FRACTURED ABOVE PLATFORM.