What was found
SEVERAL BLADES IN INLET OF NR 1 ENGINE HAVE NICKS IN THEM. BLENDED BLADES PER 72-31- 02. PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF BLADES REF NDT MANUAL PT 6 72-31-401, NO CRACK INDICATIONS.
- Difficulty date
- March 26, 2013
- Submitted
- April 1, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N551UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25399
- Aircraft time
- 80,477 hours, 23,305 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
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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