Service difficulty report · Accelerometer · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
March 4, 2010
Submitted
November 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N693AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
26973
Aircraft time
50,838 hours, 17,432 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Accelerometer
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Vibration Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RDU - INFLIGHT MIA-LGA. CREW REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE VIBRATION. ENGINE WAS PLACED TO IDLE. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED RDU LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND PIECE OF ROPE INGESTED IN RIGHT ENGINE. ACCOMPLISHED BOROSCOPE NO DAMAGE FOUND. REPLACED AIRBORNE VIBRATION MONITORING ACCELEROMETER AND AVM SIGNAL CONDITIONER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.