Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 9, 2021
Submitted
April 12, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N841NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30914
Aircraft time
33,006 hours, 13,472 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 400 - Nac/P
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, F
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: CLIMBING THRU FL340 ENCOUNTERED SIGNIFICANT AIRFRAME VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY ODOR IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. ENGINE #2 N1 AND N2 ERATIC WITH LOSS OF THRUST AND HIGH ENGINE VIBRATION. SECURED ENGINE 2 BY FOLLOWING CHECKLIST. AFTER ENGINE WAS SECURED, VIBRATION AND ODOR STOPPED. AFTER POST FLIGHT NOTED FAN BLADE, SPINNER AND INNER COWLING DAMAGED ON #2 ENGINE. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND DIVERTED TO MEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 ENGINE PER MAINTENANCE CHECK CARD 08L40072003.