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FAA incident report · Boeing 767-322 · Bangor, ME · April 1, 2009

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Date
April 1, 2009 · 09:42 local
Place
Bangor, ME
Airport
Bangor International
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N654UA
Reported as
Boeing 767322
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW4000
People aboard
189
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N654UARegistered now · Boeing 767-322S/N 25392 · Built 1992Airframe modelBoeing 767-322Engine modelPratt & Whitney PW4000 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) This office was notified by the new england region operations center that: "united 923, B767/H heathrow to dulles diverted to Bangor, ME landing without incident runway 33 at 0942 EDT, 4/1/09 after shutting down #1 engine and smoke in the cockpit, "this inspector spoke with united maintenance control manager on 4-1-09 and was informed that right engine #2 was the engine that was shut down. Maintenance control manager stated that aircraft had smoke in the cabin per flight attendant crew and that only the smell of smoke was present in the cockpit. Manager stated that engine had a loud grinding noise on the ground after landing. This inspector spoke with city of Bangor aircraft maintenance and was informed that upon opening engine chip dector found to have debris on it. At this time united suspects either a gearbox failure or engine main bearing failure. United to send crew to bgr with an engine to remove and replace #2 engine. Crew stated to contact mx. That oil vapor in cabin, no smoke. Notified c.m.o. this report closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED BY THE NEW ENGLAND REGION OPERATIONS CENTER THAT: "UNITED 923, B767/H HEATHROW TO DULLES DIVERTED TO BANGOR, ME LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT RUNWAY 33 AT 0942 EDT, 4/1/09 AFTER SHUTTING DOWN #1 ENGINE AND SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, "THIS INSPECTOR SPOKE WITH UNITED MAINTENANCE CONTROL MANAGER ON 4-1-09 AND WAS INFORMED THAT RIGHT ENGINE #2 WAS THE ENGINE THAT WAS SHUT DOWN. MAINTENANCE CONTROL MANAGER STATED THAT AIRCRAFT HAD SMOKE IN THE CABIN PER FLIGHT ATTENDANT CREW AND THAT ONLY THE SMELL OF SMOKE WAS PRESENT IN THE COCKPIT. MANAGER STATED THAT ENGINE HAD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE ON THE GROUND AFTER LANDING. THIS INSPECTOR SPOKE WITH CITY OF BANGOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AND WAS INFORMED THAT UPON OPENING ENGINE CHIP DECTOR FOUND TO HAVE DEBRIS ON IT. AT THIS TIME UNITED SUSPECTS EITHER A GEARBOX FAILURE OR ENGINE MAIN BEARING FAILURE. UNITED TO SEND CREW TO BGR WITH AN ENGINE TO REMOVE AND REPLACE #2 ENGINE. CREW STATED TO CONTACT MX. THAT OIL VAPOR IN CABIN, NO SMOKE. NOTIFIED C.M.O. THIS REPORT CLOSED.