What was found
NR 1 ENGINE BLADE 25 HAS LEADING EDGE DAMAGE. BLENDED NICK OF BLADE 25 NR 1 ENG (AREA 2). INSPECTED BLENDING PROCESS AND ACCOMPLISHED HFEC PER NDT MM. NO CRACKS.
- Difficulty date
- March 8, 2012
- Submitted
- March 12, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N543UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25698
- Aircraft time
- 78,051 hours, 22,706 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Blade
- Condition
- Nicked
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- C
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.