Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
January 5, 2012
Submitted
January 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N665UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29237
Aircraft time
48,491 hours, 13,102 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Engine
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.

What was found

RT ENGINE HAS A SIGNIFICANT NICK IN BLADE 2, BLADE DAMAGE IS AT DIM LEADING EDGE FROM BASE TO DAMAGE IS 20.700. APPROX 750. DEPTH AND LENGTH IS 1.0 INCH. PER MM DOCUMENT BLADE IS NOT REPAIRABLE. REPLACED NR 2 1ST STAGE FAN BLADE AND OPPOSITE FAN BLADE NR 21.