Service difficulty report · Exhaust Cone · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 26, 2019
Submitted
August 28, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29517
Aircraft time
60,046 hours, 24,307 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B242
Engine time
31,328 hours, 12,563 cycles
Part
Exhaust Cone
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Lt Engine
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS AIRCRAFT BEHIND US REPORTED TAILPIPE FIRE ON LEFT ENGINE, NO FIRE INDICTIONS ON FLIGHT DECK. RAN QRC/QRH AND SHUT ENGINE DOWN. GROUND CREW REPORTED FIRE OUT. FIRE CHIEF REPORTED FIRE OUT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED NO 1 ENGINE FOR TAIL CONE FIRE. NO 1 ENGINE TAIL CONE FOUND TO BE OK. NO DAMAGE OR DEFECTS NOTED IAW AMM 71-00-00-800-803. OIL POOLING NOTED AT TAIL CONE EXHAUST DOES NOT AFFECT OR EXCEEDS OIL CONSUMPTION RATES. OIL CONSUMPTION RATE NO 1 ENGINE NORMAL IAW AMM 71-71-00.