Service difficulty report · Accelerometer · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
July 29, 2009
Submitted
August 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653A
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24611
Aircraft time
56,782 hours, 19,359 cycles
Part
Accelerometer
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Vibration Detect
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

DFW - CREW REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE HIGH VIBRATION INDICATION, INDICATED 4.3. COMPLETED QRH CHECKLIST AND THE INDICATOR WENT TO 5.0. CREW SHUTDOWN RIGHT ENGINE. EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED VIBRATION ACCELEROMETER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.