Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 25, 2010
Submitted
July 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N787UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26939
Aircraft time
58,189 hours, 8,720 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Engine time
38,546 hours, 5,595 cycles
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 1 ENG, S/N 222140, DURING ACK BORESCOPE FOUND HPT-1 BLADE DAMAGED BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. CHANGE ENGINE AS REQUIRED. MATERIAL BREAK THROUGH AND BURN THROUGH INTO INTERNAL CAVITY.