What was found
LEFT ENGINE FAILURE DURING CLIMB, LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY ENGINE SHUTDOWN. N1 EXCEEDANCE OBSERVED. NO ENGINE RESTART ATTEMPTED. REMOVE AND REPLACE ENGINE, AWG.
- Difficulty date
- October 27, 2011
- Submitted
- October 28, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N768AX
- Make and model
- Boeing 767281
- Aircraft serial
- 22786
- Aircraft time
- 51,837 hours, 39,952 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CF680A
- Engine time
- 62,277 hours, 27,722 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Part number
- CF680A
- Part serial
- 580370
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Left
- Part time
- 62,677 hours, 27,722 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, Y, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.