Service difficulty report · Blades · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 28, 2011
Submitted
January 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N556UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26650
Aircraft time
61,769 hours, 22,805 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Engine time
56,873 hours, 20,975 cycles
Part
Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Compressor
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

RT ENGINE SURGE DURING CRUISE WITH LIGHT TURBULENCE AT FL380. EPR DROPPED .20 & N1 10 PERCENT. NO YAW FELT OR AUDIBLE STALL. PARAMETERS RECOVERED AND ARE NORMAL NOW IN SMOOTH AIR. NO EICAS MSGS. REFER TO FAULT CODE 71-05-21-02. CHECK IAW FIM. COMPLETED INSP EGT NOT EXCEEDED. NO METAL IN MCDS OR 14 AND 10 STAGE BLEED DUCTS. NO EPCS MSGS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED BIRDSTRIKE, FOD INSP OF NR 2 FAN AREA, FOUND DAMAGE TO 1 EA FAN BLADE OUTER L/E. ACCOMPLISHED BOROSCOPE IAW AMM. REPLACED BLADES NR 3 AND NR 21 AND COMPLETED 5 MIN IDLE RUN. DAMAGE WAS BEYOND BLEND LIMITS.