Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
November 22, 2017
Submitted
November 28, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N782AN
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
30003
Aircraft time
72,686 hours, 8,697 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT89
Engine time
67,548 hours, 8,089 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
TRENT89217
Part serial
51166
Condition
Overheated
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. NRT-DFW FLIGHT DIVERTED TO SEA ACCOUNT CREW SHUT DOWN THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE AFTER OVERHEAT/FIRE INDICATIONS (ENG FAIL R, TURB OVT SNSR ENG R, FIRE ENG R, BLEED OFF ENG R) AND HIGH VIBRATIONS. SINGLE ENGINE TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 150 MINUTES. THE FIRE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE FIRE HANDLE WAS PULLED. HOWEVER THE FIRE BOTTLES WERE NOT DISCHARGED. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO SEA AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION, NUMEROUS BLADES IN THE LPT SECTION WERE FOUND DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE PER WORK CARD 71-28-17. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.