Service difficulty report · Compressor Blade · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 3, 2011
Submitted
January 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N534UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25129
Aircraft time
67,275 hours, 24,925 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
54,316 hours, 20,023 cycles
Part
Compressor Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
NR
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

BOTH ENGINES HAVE NUMEROUS SMALL NICKS IN LEADING EDGE OF FAN BLADES. NR 2 ENG (SER # 727119) HAS A 11TH STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADE WITH TWO DENTS APPROX 3-4 INCHES FROM TIP. THE FIRST DENT IS .053 IN LONG BY .030 DEEP, THE SECOND DENT IS .041 LONG BY .025 DEEP. THE DENTS ARE SEPARATED BY .080 INCH. BORO ACPD REF LM2157. ENG IS WITHIN 4 CYCLE MAX FLYBACK LIMIT. DAMAGE IS REPAIRABLE REF MM. ENG IS WITHIN 4 CYC FLYBACK LIMIT. NR 2 ENGINE LPC HAS NUMEROUS SMALL NICKS IN LEADING EDGE OF FAN BLADES. BLENDED LEADING EDGE OF ALL FAN BLADES, ALL WITHIN LIMITS. ACCMP'D HFEC INSP OF FAN BLADES ON NR 2 ENGINE, NO CRACKS FOUND AT THIS TIME REF NDT 72-1-401 PART6. NR 1 ENG SAND INJESTION BORESCOPE INSP, ESN 726574, 15TH STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADE HAS IMPACT DAMAGE IN AREA 'C' THAT MEASURE MORE THAN .125. PER AMM 4 CYCLE FLYBACK (MAXIMUM) IS PERMITTED FOR ENGINE REMOVAL. COMPLETED BORO OF HPC AND HPT AS CALLED FOR REF MM72-00-00-0601 PARA F. SAND INGESTION. NO FURTHER LIMITING DEFECTS FOUND.