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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-223 · Omaha, NE · March 5, 2009

Date: March 5, 2009 · 17:59 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N680AN
Reported as: Boeing 757223
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce RB211*
People aboard: 50
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N680ANRegistration cancelled Nov 20, 2017 · Boeing 757-223S/N 29590 · Built 1999 Airframe modelBoeing 757-223 Engine modelRolls-Royce RB-211 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) N680AN, B-757-223, was operated as American airlines flight 2252 enroute from jac to ord. The flight crew divererted to oma after receiving a left engine vibration indication for N1 during climb and cruise power. No emergency was declared and the aircraft landed safely. Contract maintenance accomplished a visual inspection of the engine inlet/exhaust and checked the chip detectors with no defects noted. The mechanic moved the inlet blades and noted the blades were sticky, but no other anomalies were noted. An engine vib run was completed. Track nr 1 engine vib was .9. The aircraft was flown to tul. Aala maintenance performed a #6 vibration survey and found the engine N1 vib highest at 1.7. Maintenance accomplished a fan trim balance. The engine was approved for return to service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N680AN, B-757-223, WAS OPERATED AS AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 2252 ENROUTE FROM JAC TO ORD. THE FLIGHT CREW DIVERERTED TO OMA AFTER RECEIVING A LEFT ENGINE VIBRATION INDICATION FOR N1 DURING CLIMB AND CRUISE POWER. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE INLET/EXHAUST AND CHECKED THE CHIP DETECTORS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE MECHANIC MOVED THE INLET BLADES AND NOTED THE BLADES WERE STICKY, BUT NO OTHER ANOMALIES WERE NOTED. AN ENGINE VIB RUN WAS COMPLETED. TRACK NR 1 ENGINE VIB WAS .9. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO TUL. AALA MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A #6 VIBRATION SURVEY AND FOUND THE ENGINE N1 VIB HIGHEST AT 1.7. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED A FAN TRIM BALANCE. THE ENGINE WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.