Service difficulty report · Turbine · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 20, 2007
Submitted
September 15, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N592UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28143
Aircraft time
37,784 hours, 14,035 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
44,139 hours, 15,771 cycles
Part
Turbine
Part serial
727118
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED HIGH LEFT SIDE VIBRATION AT HIGHER POWER SETTINGS. FOUND LAST 2 STAGES LPT DAMAGED AND METAL IN TAILPIPE. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE.