Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Boeing 747409F

Difficulty date
March 15, 2020
Submitted
March 17, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18720
Make and model
Boeing 747409F
Aircraft serial
33733
Aircraft time
63,749 hours, 11,589 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B1F
Engine time
56,271 hours, 11,916 cycles
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Part time
56,271 hours, 11,916 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E, O

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

What was found

CREW SATCOM INFO AROUND 10,000 FEET A/C FEEL VIBRATION AND CHECK ENGINE-3 LPT VIBRATION SHOW 5.0 AT N2 98% N1 66%. CREW MANUAL SHUT DOWN ENG-3 PER QRH PROCEDURE AND ATB. 1.AFTER LANDING, VISUAL CHECK THE ENGINE EXHAUST AREA FOUND METAL CHIPS AND LPT 5TH BLADES DAMAGED. 2. MOC SEND AOG TEAM AND SPARE ENGINE TO JFK FOR REPLACING THE ENGINE. 3. THE ROOT CAUSE WILL BE FURTHER IDENTIFY AFTER ENGINE SHIP BACK TO TPE FOR FURTHER DISASSEMBLY.