What was found
LEFT ENGINE HAS DAMAGE ON LEFT FAN BLADE. INSPECTED FAN BLADE-NO CRACKS OR TEARS. DAMAGE IS 5.25" IN FROM MID-SPAN. DAMAGE IS .031 DEEP. FIGURE 603 DAMAGE IS IN AREA 8. PER PAGE 609. BLENDED DAMAGED BLADE AS REQUIRED.
- Difficulty date
- January 2, 2012
- Submitted
- January 11, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N598UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 28751
- Aircraft time
- 50,972 hours, 14,283 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Blade
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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