Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 24, 2012
Submitted
September 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25018
Aircraft time
70,879 hours, 26,279 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
62,245 hours, 21,650 cycles
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
62,245 hours, 21,650 cycles
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 HPT STG 1 BLADES 2 EACH HAVE BURN THRU HOLES IN LEADING EDGE AREA "C" WHICH IS OUT OF LIMITS PER MM. REPLACE ENGINE WITHIN 4 CYCLES. ENGINE REPLACED.