SDR SWAA101192

Service difficulty report · Compressor Blade · Boeing 7373H4

Difficulty date
March 1, 2010
Submitted
March 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N396SW
Make and model
Boeing 7373H4
Aircraft serial
27690
Aircraft time
51,432 hours, 42,527 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Engine time
54,192 hours, 47,363 cycles
Part
Compressor Blade
Part number
P109P5X
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AIR TURNBACK / DECLARED EMERGENCY / ENGINE SHUTDOWN. LOUD "POPPING" NOISES FROM NR 1 ENGINE DURING ROTATION. ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL. PUSHED THRUST LEVERS UP & NOISES CEASED FOR 6-7 SECONDS. THEN RESUMED. INDICATIONS STILL NORMAL. DECLARED EMERGENCY, TURNED DOWN WING, THEN N1 (NR 1 ENG) ROLLED BACK TO 50 PERCENT. SHUT DOWN NR 1. FOUND SEVERAL 9TH STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADES MISSING MATERIAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE PER MT.

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