Service difficulty report · Compressor Blade · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 2, 2010
Submitted
September 3, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25222
Aircraft time
63,706 hours, 23,460 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Compressor Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
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 BIRDSTRIKE. ENG PARAMETERS WERE ABNORMAL. ON WALKAROUND FOUND EVIDENCE OF BIRDSTRIKE IN LT ENG AND COWL. ON EFAN BLADE IS DAMAGED. IAW CAPTAIN, NO ABNORMAL PARAMETERS WERE NOTED. ONE FAN BLADE HAS BEND 2" FROM TIP 4" LONG X 1.25" RADIAL X 1.0" CIRCUMFERENTIAL DISPLACEMENT. EXCEEDS MM LIMITS AND MUST BE REPLACED. REPLACED DAMAGED BLADE (NR 26) & OPPOSITE BLADE (NR 8) IAW MM.