During preflight of a B757-200; pilot notices two stator blades at the 7-8 O'clock position (looking...

Narrative:

We were planned to leave ZZZ at XA39 on aircraft X; which we turned down for flight due to recurring spoiler (fixed) and TCAS (deferred) problems. We waited in operations for a new aircraft and; at XE50; we were notified that the new aircraft was at gate and we had a planned pushback of XF25; to preclude our running out of duty day (at XF25). I arrived at gate just before XF00 and began my preflight walkaround of the aircraft. As I moved to the rear of the #2 engine; I noted that 2 stator blades at the 7-8 O'clock position (as viewed from the back of the engine) were snapped in two at the midpoint of the stator. I called over a nearby ramp supervisor and showed him the damage. He got on the radio and called in the report (to whom; I do not know). Shortly thereafter; the flight was canceled and our duty day expired. We were given hotel rooms by the crew desk and proceeded to the hotel. It should be noted that the engines were warm on the aircraft during preflight; so it had either been flown in and parked at gate or it was taxied by maintenance from another gate or the hangar to gate. I have been flying B757's since jan/2000 and have never seen this type of damage to stators on an engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING PREFLIGHT OF A B757-200; PILOT NOTICES TWO STATOR BLADES AT THE 7-8 O'CLOCK POSITION (LOOKING FORWARD) ON #2 ENG; WERE SNAPPED IN TWO AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE STATOR. OUTBOUND FLIGHT CANCELED.

Narrative: WE WERE PLANNED TO LEAVE ZZZ AT XA39 ON ACFT X; WHICH WE TURNED DOWN FOR FLT DUE TO RECURRING SPOILER (FIXED) AND TCAS (DEFERRED) PROBS. WE WAITED IN OPS FOR A NEW ACFT AND; AT XE50; WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT THE NEW ACFT WAS AT GATE AND WE HAD A PLANNED PUSHBACK OF XF25; TO PRECLUDE OUR RUNNING OUT OF DUTY DAY (AT XF25). I ARRIVED AT GATE JUST BEFORE XF00 AND BEGAN MY PREFLT WALKAROUND OF THE ACFT. AS I MOVED TO THE REAR OF THE #2 ENG; I NOTED THAT 2 STATOR BLADES AT THE 7-8 O'CLOCK POS (AS VIEWED FROM THE BACK OF THE ENG) WERE SNAPPED IN TWO AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE STATOR. I CALLED OVER A NEARBY RAMP SUPVR AND SHOWED HIM THE DAMAGE. HE GOT ON THE RADIO AND CALLED IN THE RPT (TO WHOM; I DO NOT KNOW). SHORTLY THEREAFTER; THE FLT WAS CANCELED AND OUR DUTY DAY EXPIRED. WE WERE GIVEN HOTEL ROOMS BY THE CREW DESK AND PROCEEDED TO THE HOTEL. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE ENGS WERE WARM ON THE ACFT DURING PREFLT; SO IT HAD EITHER BEEN FLOWN IN AND PARKED AT GATE OR IT WAS TAXIED BY MAINT FROM ANOTHER GATE OR THE HANGAR TO GATE. I HAVE BEEN FLYING B757'S SINCE JAN/2000 AND HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE TO STATORS ON AN ENG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	798790
Time
Date	200808
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 5800
ASRS Report	798790
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

During preflight of a B757-200; pilot notices two stator blades at the 7-8 O'clock position (looking forward) on #2 engine; were snapped in two at the midpoint of the stator. Outbound flight canceled.