What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: at FL 350, in clear weather, enroute from Mexico city to los angeles, the #2 engine was shut down due to a loss of power, and the aircraft diverted to Mazatlan, Mexico. Inspection of the #2 engine revealed extensive nose cowl and fan damage requiring the engine to be replaced. Teardown inspection of the engine revealed traces of lavatory de-germ fluid on the fan blades and stator vanes. A faulty fwd lavatory drain, p/n 3600-1-1, was found during a post incident evaluation of the aircraft. Chemical analysis of a sample of de-germ fluid from Mexico city was identical to the de-germ found on the engine fan blades. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AT FL 350, IN CLEAR WEATHER, ENROUTE FROM MEXICO CITY TO LOS ANGELES, THE #2 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN DUE TO A LOSS OF POWER, AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MAZATLAN, MEXICO. INSPECTION OF THE #2 ENGINE REVEALED EXTENSIVE NOSE COWL AND FAN DAMAGE REQUIRING THE ENGINE TO BE REPLACED. TEARDOWN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED TRACES OF LAVATORY DE-GERM FLUID ON THE FAN BLADES AND STATOR VANES. A FAULTY FWD LAVATORY DRAIN, P/N 3600-1-1, WAS FOUND DURING A POST INCIDENT EVALUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF A SAMPLE OF DE-GERM FLUID FROM MEXICO CITY WAS IDENTICAL TO THE DE-GERM FOUND ON THE ENGINE FAN BLADES. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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