What was found
DURING TAXI TO THE RUNWAY, PASSENGERS ONBOARD A NEARBY AIRCRAFT AND ATC TOWER REPORTED FLAMES COMING FROM LEFT ENGINE. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. THE NR 1 ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED IAW MCM 71-94-01. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- May 9, 2018
- Submitted
- May 16, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N846NN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 31101
- Aircraft time
- 25,234 hours, 10,101 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM567B243
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Part number
- 9324M60G01
- Part serial
- 804330
- Condition
- Fire
- Location
- Left
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- A
- Precautionary procedure
- E, D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.