Originally Posted by
BARKINGMAD
How many of todays 73', e-jet and small 'bus drivers get into the cowling and stroke every one of the blades on each engine on the leading edge to check for new FOD nicks?
Well I used to. Except on the 767, if it was parked with a strong tailwind, and fan turning over at high speed !
Once we had a 319 (CFM) that had landed with previous crew in icing conditions. I asked my F/O, doing the walkaround to check the fan blades for ice buildup, after inbound crew taxied to gate.
He found 1/8 inch of ice on back of the N1 blades ! Maintenance had to bring in a ground heater to melt ice off fan blades, before engine start.