Service difficulty report · Fan Blade · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 31, 2010
Submitted
February 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28708
Aircraft time
47,952 hours, 13,312 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
25,658 hours, 34,512 cycles
Part
Fan Blade
Condition
Nicked
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 2 ENG HAS NICKED ON FAN BLADE (MARKED WITH TAPE). ACCOMPLISHED BLADE REPAIR. NEED TO EDDY CURRENT REPAIR. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC PER MM. NO CRACK NOTED. ADDITIONAL .020 BLEND OUT REQUIRED PER MM. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR OF BLADE IAW MM.