Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
March 17, 2020
Submitted
March 18, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N982AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31067
Aircraft time
33,789 hours, 13,467 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B243
Part
Engine
Condition
Fire
Location
Left
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ON TAXI OUT AA PILOT IN JET BEHIND US REPORTED FLAMES COMING FROM LEFT ENGINE. WE SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND TAXIED BACK IN. ACCOMP T/S IAW FIM 71-05-00 AND AMM 79-00-00. FOUND PTFE PARTICLES FWD SCAVENGE SUMP CHIP DET., WITHIN LIMITS AND ALL OPS OK FOR SVC.