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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
4th Oct 2017, 14:55
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By Turbine D

I agree with musicrab, I don't think the fan...

I agree with musicrab, I don't think the fan broke up. Hopefully the bearing remnants should still be there. The bearing is a high speed thrust bearing with a split inner ring race. The inner race is...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
3rd Oct 2017, 00:53
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By Turbine D

number0009, infieldg & tricityb, Thanks for the...

number0009, infieldg & tricityb,
Thanks for the new photos, they help in understanding where the fracture of the shaft occurred. What can cause this, besides a material defect in the shaft, is the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
2nd Oct 2017, 21:16
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By Turbine D

Alber Ratman, There are no fan disc...

Alber Ratman,


There are no fan disc remains left on the engine or in any photos of the engine. The fan disc departed with the fan blades and outer casing portion that was covered by a Kevlar...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
2nd Oct 2017, 19:11
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By Turbine D

number0009, Here you go, thanks to pax2908!...

number0009,

Here you go, thanks to pax2908! You can enlarge it, just click on the art work.
http://www.pw.utc.com/Content/GP7200_Engine/img/B-1-3_gp7000_cutaway_high.jpg
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
2nd Oct 2017, 18:59
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By Turbine D

Actually, from a better cutaway view of the...

Actually, from a better cutaway view of the GP7200 engine, the partial conical fractured piece in the photo appears to be part of the fan short shaft that stayed with the engine when it fractured...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
2nd Oct 2017, 15:09
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By Turbine D

I don't think a fan blade failure would cause...

I don't think a fan blade failure would cause this. I also don't think a fan disk failure would cause it either as the fan disk is too far forward of the separation point. More likely is the failure...
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