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Nick 1
30th Aug 2005, 11:19
A 320 operator issued this as Temporary Revision of AFM :
LPT stage 1 blade separation : they recommend to descent in OP-DES down to 100FL , to reduce exposure to LPT stage 1 blade faiulure.
Is not time for additional checks or chenge some spare parts ?
Any comment welcome.

barit1
30th Aug 2005, 13:50
It sounds like an operational "work-around" pending an engineering fix.

LPT stage 1 blade separation is likely to be expensive (possible downstream damage) but not a safety issue.

Many engines have had such procedures, and were usually resolved after a permanent remedy was implemented.

rubik101
30th Aug 2005, 15:31
When was the last time a CFM 56 threw a blade, of any description?
Answer is probably in the tens of millions of flight hours.