Service difficulty report · Retainer · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
February 11, 2008
Submitted
February 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715PH
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258715
Aircraft time
1,168 hours, 708 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7315BR
Engine time
1,168 hours, 708 cycles
Part
Retainer
Condition
Loose
Location
Lt Turbine Assy
Part time
1,168 hours, 708 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 1 ENGINE FAN WOULD NOT ROTATE FREELY ON POSTFLIGHT INSP. BINDING STILL PRESENT AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF COOL DOWN TIME. OUTSIDE VENDOR CALLED IN TO DISASSEMBLE ENGINE ENOUGH TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF BINDING. IT WAS FOUND THAT MANY OF THE FIRST STAGE TURBINE BLADE RETAINING CLIPS WERE MISSING ALLOWING BLADE SHIFT. TURBINE SECTION IS BEING REBUILT. AC WILL BE RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER RECEIVING AND INSTALLING REBUILT TURBINE SECTION OF ENGINE ASSY.