Service difficulty report · Blade · Emb ERJ190100IGW

Difficulty date
April 18, 2011
Submitted
April 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N229JB
Make and model
Emb ERJ190100IGW
Aircraft serial
19000032
Aircraft time
13,883 hours, 8,409 cycles
Engine
Ge CF3410E6
Engine time
11,101 hours, 6,423 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Missing
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 1107 JFK-RDU DIVERTED TO IAD AT FLT 360 NOTICED CONTINUOUS RUMBLE FOLLOWED BY NR 1 VIBS AT 4.5, PERFORMED ENGINE ABNORMAL QRH. NR 1 ENGINE THRUST LEVER WAS AT 1/2 POWER LEVEL WITH VIBS GREEN. VIB'S CONTINUED TO INCREASE INTO AMBER RANGE UNTIL THRUST LEVER AT OR NEAR IDLE. VIB'S WERE IN GREEN RANGE FOR APPROACH AND LANDING. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS ON NR 1 ENGINE NORMAL. FOUND NR 1 ENGINE 4TH STAGE BLADES MISSING (4) AND DAMAGED. PERFORMED THE FOLLOWING EXTERNAL VISUAL INSPECTIONS WITH NO FINDINGS. GVI WING TO FUSELAGE FAIRING IAW AMM 05-21-00-212-802-A. CENTER FUSELAGE III BOTTOM EXTERNAL GVI 0521-00-212-803-A. REAR FUSELAGE GVI EXTERNAL 05-21-00-212-806-A. LT WING LOWER SURFACE GVI EXTERNAL 05-24-00-212-806-B. LT MLG 05-24-00-212-B. FLAP LT LOWER SURFACE GVI 05-24-00-212-804-B. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE IAW AMM 71-00-01-401. OPS CHECK/LEAK CHECK OK.

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