What was found
NR 2 ENGINE HAS SMALL NICK IN FAN BLADE NR 28. BLENDED OUT NICK PER MM. VISUAL AND DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED. NO CRACKS NOTED. DAMAGE IS APPROX 2 INCH FROM TIP AND 0.0313 DEEP.
- Difficulty date
- December 28, 2011
- Submitted
- January 26, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N659UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 767322
- Aircraft serial
- 27114
- Aircraft time
- 82,981 hours, 13,311 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4060
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Blade
- Condition
- Nicked
- Location
- Nr 2 Engine
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- B
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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