Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
July 7, 2020
Submitted
July 9, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N836AA
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
40654
Aircraft time
8,144 hours, 879 cycles
Engine
GENX1B74
Engine time
81,444 hours, 879 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Vibration
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ENCOUNTERED ICING CONDITION AT FL 370, THE LEFT ENGINE VIBRATION ROSE TO 7.. EXITING ICING CONDITIONS LEFT ENGINE VIB CYCLED UP/ DOWN. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT CLEAR OF ALL ICING ENGINE CYCLED BETWEEN 2.2 AND 4.8. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED AND LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE OVER MAXIMUM VIBRATION INSPECTION. IN ADDITION AN INSPECTION OF THE LEFT ENGINE FAN AREA, FAN BLADE PLATFORM SEAL WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY ENGINE RUN UP CHECK WITH A PEAK VALUE OF 0.38 BEING NOTED AT N1 64%. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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