Service difficulty report · Boeing 75728A

Difficulty date
February 28, 2003
Submitted
March 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N321LF
Make and model
Boeing 75728A
Aircraft serial
26269
Aircraft time
28,092 hours, 10,209 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Engine time
27,085 hours, 10,215 cycles
Component
Engine · Rroyce
Component part number
RB211535E4
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

during flight from Bogotá to Aruba at cruise engine experienced low oil press, high oil temperature and flamed the engine out and N3 indication went to zero. Engine with windmilling for 25 minutes aprox. and landed in Aruba.PARTIAL ACTIONS:Initial inspection was performed with Debris found in chip detectors, and as a cause of the problem we suspect an internal damage on radial drive shaft. Now we are replacing the RH engine.

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