Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
July 14, 2011
Submitted
July 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29241
Aircraft time
41,632 hours, 10,931 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

VIBRATION IN YOKE ON GROUND. WORST ON F-O SIDE. FOUND NO VIBRATION WITH APU OFF. VISUAL INSPECTION OF APU MOUNTS, STRUTS AND BRACKETS - NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS NOTED. DUCTS AND APU EXHAUST SECURE. RAN APU, NOTED NO LOOSE OR VIBRATING ITEMS. FOUND FOREIGN IMPACT DAMAGE 1 STAGE BLADE. APU REPLACED.