Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 24, 2012
Submitted
April 10, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25322
Aircraft time
76,544 hours, 22,070 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine Fan
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 2 ENGINE FAN BLADE NR 15 HAS SMALL NICK ON LEADING EDGE OF FAN BLADE AREA 2. EXTENT OF DAMAGE DETERMINED TO BE WITHIN 25 HOUR FLYBACK LIMITS PER AMM. NICK MEASURES 0.020 IN DEPTH. NO TEAR OR CRACK VISIBLE. CARRIED FORWARD PER AMM. ACP'D BLADE REPAIR PER MM. ACCOMPLISHED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION PER NDT. NO DEFECTS.