Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
May 24, 2005
Submitted
May 27, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805AM
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
26272
Aircraft time
36,589 hours, 14,167 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
31,405 hours, 12,245 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING DESCENT AT 18500 FEET, THE LEFT ENGINE OIL FILTER LIGHT CAME ON. THE ABNORMAL PROCEDURE 05-14 WAS PERFORMED AND THE A/T ARMED SWITCH WAS SHUT OFF AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS HELD BUT LIGHT CONTINUED. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. AT PLATFORM, THE CHIP DETECTOR WAS CHECKED AND METALLIC PARTICLES WERE FOUND. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS REPLACED IAW MPCM 71-00-02, TESTED CORRECT.

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