Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
October 15, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft time
41,845 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Tube
Part number
6577432216
Condition
Fractured
Location
Vortex
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB OUT APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE NR 2 ENGINE SURGE WITH ASSOCIATED VIBRATION AND HIGH TEMPERATURE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE NR 2 VORTEX DISSIPATOR TUBE FRACTURED AND WAS NOT RECOVERED. THE ACFT DIVERTED AND LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPORTED THE NR 2 ENGINE TURBINE BLADE TIPS WERE FOUND DAMAGED AND THE ENGINE IS BEING REPLACED. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE VORTEX DISSIPATOR TUBE FRACTURE WAS DUE TO THE ENGINE VIBRATION.