Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 4, 2001
Submitted
August 14, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26689
Aircraft time
29,678 hours, 10,904 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Engine
Condition
Vibration
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LEFT ENG VIB IND FLUCTUATES BETWEEN 1.0 & 1.5 IN CRUISE AT 350. VIB FELT THROUGHOUT AIRCRAFT AND INCREASES INVERSELY WITH THROTTLE. FOUND METAL IN THE TAILPIPE.