What was found
FOUND FAN BLADE TIP WITH MINOR CURL LESS THAN .125". BLENDED BLADE. INSPECTED USING HFEC, NO CRACKS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- December 10, 2011
- Submitted
- January 13, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N551UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25399
- Aircraft time
- 76,125 hours, 22,062 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Blades
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Compressor
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.