Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
February 5, 2001
Submitted
March 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23882
Engine
Cfmint CFM563B2
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt & Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BWI - FLT 1882 - EN ROUTE FROM CLT TO PHL, BOTH ENGINE VIBRATION INDICATORS APPROACHED NR 5. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO BWI AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON ARRIVAL, MAINTENANCE FOUND ACOUSTICAL PANELS BEHIND BOTH N1 FANS TORN. APPEARS ENGINES ENCOUNTERED MODERATE MIXED ICING. DURING INSPECTION OF THE ENGINES, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE FAN BLADES NR 24 AND N 25 AND THE RIGHT ENGINE FAN BLADES NR 26 AND NR 28 OUT OF SERVICEABLE LIMITS PER MM 72-31-02. ALSO, FOUND 10 MID ACOUSTICAL PANELS, ON EACH ENGINE, DAMAGED BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE FAN BLADES (P/N 1590M21P01) PER MM 72-31-02 AND MID ACOUSTICAL PANELS (P/N 335-011-904-0) PER MM 72-33-02. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS NOR