Service difficulty report · Mec · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
December 28, 2017
Submitted
January 2, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N774AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
22789
Aircraft time
59,335 hours, 41,964 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680A
Engine time
52,814 hours, 37,867 cycles
Part
Mec
Part number
8063506
Part serial
WYG50145
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Component
Mec
Component part number
8063506
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE FLAME OUT (SHUTDOWN) OCCURRED WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 18,000 FEET. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART IN FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE (GROUNDED) AND THE LEFT ENGINE'S MAIN ENGINE CONTROL (MEC), COMPRESSOR INLET TEMPERATURE (CIT) SENSOR, AND T2 SENSOR WERE REPLACED. THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN WAS A FAULTY MEC, CIT SENSOR, AND/OR T2 SENSOR.