Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 8, 2005
Submitted
April 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N580UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26698
Aircraft time
39,444 hours, 13,613 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Engine
Condition
Shutdown
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

RETURNED TO FIELD DUE TO NR 2 ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A SURGE IN THE HPC AND WAS SHUTDOWN. THE ENGINE SURGE WAS CAUSED BY A DISRUPTION IN AIRFLOW THROUGH THE HPC THAT WAS CAUSED BY DAMAGE TO THE COMPRESSOR AIRFOILS. THE AIRFOIL DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY FOD. THE MATERIAL THAT CAUSED THE FOD WAS NOT RECOVERED NOR IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND OVERHAULED.