Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 15, 2013
Submitted
April 16, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25252
Aircraft time
70,444 hours, 25,832 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
66,791 hours, 20,685 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

DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EC7601-2 FOUND ONE EACH T2 BLADE WITH BREAK THROUGH AND MATERIAL LOSS INTO CAVITY. MATERIAL LOSS EXTENDS INTO AREA 'A' OF BLADE. NO DAMAGE ALLOWED IN AREA A. REQUIRES ENGINE CHANGE ENGINE NR 1 07FEB13 . NR 4 BEARING SCAVENGE MANIFOLD, OIL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH, MAGNETIC CHIP DETECTORS, AIR-OIL HEAT EXCHANGER, GEARBOX OIL SCAVENGE PUMP ASSEMBLY, OIL TANK AND ACCESSORIES, OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER, OR LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH (D). LEAK CHECK MAIN OIL FILTER, LAST CHANCE OIL FILTER, LEAK CHECKED NR 1 ENGINE NO LEAKS NOTED. CHG'D ENGINE.