What happened
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(-23) American flight 108, a heavy B-777 departed bos, MA runway 04R at 1924 EDT, 09/13/04, pilot reported the number 2 engine failed and was returning to bos. Emergency was declared and equipment was standing by. Aircraft landed runway 04R without incident. The logbook discrepancy as written: PIREP 15. On climb passing 12000 feet we heard a loud noise followed by an immediate roll back on the right engine. Shortly thereafter, we had indications of a fire. The light went out almost immediately as the checklist was run. Maintenance troubleshooting revealed that the EGT had exceeded 1115 degrees c and N3 vibrations very high. N1 indicated roll back to 49.4 prior to crew initiated shutdown. FDR was downloaded and data transmitted to aa maintenance engineering. Engine change has been initiated.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AMERICAN FLIGHT 108, A HEAVY B-777 DEPARTED BOS, MA RUNWAY 04R AT 1924 EDT, 09/13/04, PILOT REPORTED THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE FAILED AND WAS RETURNING TO BOS. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND EQUIPMENT WAS STANDING BY. AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 04R WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE LOGBOOK DISCREPANCY AS WRITTEN: PIREP 15. ON CLIMB PASSING 12000 FEET WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY AN IMMEDIATE ROLL BACK ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WE HAD INDICATIONS OF A FIRE. THE LIGHT WENT OUT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AS THE CHECKLIST WAS RUN. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT THE EGT HAD EXCEEDED 1115 DEGREES C AND N3 VIBRATIONS VERY HIGH. N1 INDICATED ROLL BACK TO 49.4 PRIOR TO CREW INITIATED SHUTDOWN. FDR WAS DOWNLOADED AND DATA TRANSMITTED TO AA MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING. ENGINE CHANGE HAS BEEN INITIATED.
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