Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
August 24, 2004
Submitted
September 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
30558
Engine
Ge CF680C2*
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Missing
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON TAKEOFF ROTATION, ENGINE NR 3 HAD 2 COMPRESSOR STALLS. N1 ROLLED BACK AND RECOVERED, EGT REACHED 950 DEGREES CELSIUS. ON CLIMB-OUT AND CRUISE ENGINE OPERATED NORMAL. PERFORMED TEST 72-00-00-206-050-020. STALL INSPECTION, FOUND HPC STAGE 6, THREE BLADES 50 PERCENT MISSING. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE IAW A717101GT1. ENGINE RUN UP AND LEAK CHECK, OPS NORMAL IAW B150201FT1 TEST 6 VIBES 2.1 AT N1 109.9. (M)

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