Service difficulty report · Compressor · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 6, 2007
Submitted
March 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24871
Aircraft time
55,654 hours, 19,366 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
36,432 hours, 11,292 cycles
Part
Compressor
Condition
Stalled
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RTFL DUE TO NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLS. [SUP 05-18-07] BOROSCOPE NR 2 ENG SERIAL NR 727193, FOUND SEVERE DAMAGES ON COMPRESSOR STAGES 16 & 17 THROUGH AP8. FOUND RT ENGINE BLADE 1 & 2 GOUGES IN LEFT EDGES. BLADES 1 AND 2 OK. REPLACEMENT OF NR 2 ENG NR 4 BEARING SCAVENGE VALVE. ENGINE RUN - ALL PARAMETERS WITHIN NORMAL RANGE. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE.