Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 17, 2012
Submitted
March 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N510UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24780
Aircraft time
73,853 hours, 22,799 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 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

NR 1 ENGINE FOUND 3EA FAN BLADE DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR BLADES ARE NOT NUMBERED. FOUND AN 8" FILE AGAINST EXIT FAN CASE STATOR VANES AT 5:30 POSITION. ON ARRIVAL TO JFK FOUND 3 BLADES ON NR 1 ENG DAMAGED FOUND 8 INCH FILE IN COWL ALSO MISC OTHER DAMAGE BUT REPAIRABLE. PHOTOS ADDED TO RVI, BLADES COMING AOG N6678 FROM SFO FLT - 824. BLADES CONFIRMED ON FLT. REPLACED DAMAGED BLADES IN MATCHED MOMENT SETS IAW.