What was found
FOUND METAL ON MASTER CHIP AND GEARBOX CHIP DETECTORS. FOUND BEARING FAILURE. REPLACED ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- January 29, 2008
- Submitted
- February 1, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N549UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25397
- Aircraft time
- 61,200 hours, 17,749 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- Engine time
- 51,157 hours, 18,327 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Engine
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.