Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
March 10, 2019
Submitted
March 12, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N991AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30920
Aircraft time
30,770 hours, 12,273 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B243
Engine time
30,778 hours, 12,276 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Fire
Location
Internal
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

ANOTHER AIRCRAFT REPORTED THERE WAS FIRE COMING OUT OF THE LEFT ENGINE TAILPIPE. AIRCRAFT ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 60KTS. NO ABNORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE OBSERVED AND THE FIRE BOTTLES WERE NOT DISCHARGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL PUDDLING IN THE TAILPIPE AND EXHAUST CONE. CARD 21090307042, STATED THE NR ONE ENGINE HAS EXPERIENCED A POSSIBLE NR 3 BEARING AIR-OIL PTFE SEAL DEGRADATION. MAINTENANCE COMPLETED INSPECTION OF THE SUMP SCAVENGE SCREENS IAW AMM 79-00-00 AND FOUNDTEFLON MATERIAL IN THE SCREEN. OPEN.