What was found
AIR TURNBACK, VIBRATION STARTED ON NR 1 ENGINE CLIMBING THROUGH 16,000 FEET, FOLLOWED BY AN ELECTRICAL ODOR. FOUND FWD FAN BLADE PLATFORM BROKEN BETWEEN FAN BLADES NR 19 & 20. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE PER MM.
- Difficulty date
- October 10, 2001
- Submitted
- October 15, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N787SA
- Make and model
- Boeing 7377H4
- Aircraft serial
- 29812
- Aircraft time
- 3,495 hours, 2,069 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CFM56*
- Engine time
- 3,495 hours, 2,069 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Compressor
- Part number
- 3400018090
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E, J, B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.