Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
September 8, 2010
Submitted
September 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N641UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25091
Aircraft time
83,050 hours, 13,360 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Engine time
54,266 hours, 8,518 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
54,266 hours, 8,518 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NUMBER 1 ENGINE HIGH VIB FELT IN AIRFRAME OR THROTTLE. LT ENG VERY LOUD ON CLIMB OUT (LT VIB 3.0 RT VIB 1.2). NORMAL AT CRUISE LT VIB 1.5 RT 0.5. MAX VIB ON CLIMBOUT WAS 3.0 NOT 30. SLIGHT VIBRATION FELT ON YOKE IN CLIMB. NORMAL IN CRUISE, VIBS DID FOLLOW THROTTLE MOVEMENT. ALL OTHER ENG PARA'S NORMAL. REF: MM FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. (X.X RANGE 0.0 TO 5.0, ABNORM ABOVE 4.0).