Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
July 1, 2005
Submitted
July 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16234
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28946
Aircraft time
19,026 hours, 6,863 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Engine time
19,026 hours, 6,863 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, F, D

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

What was found

LOUD THUMP HEARD AFTER T/O. ALL ENG IND`S NORMAL THROUGH CLIMB-OUT TO 10,000 FT. PASSING 10,000 FT SEVERAL SUCCESSIVE THUMPS WITH NO ABNORMAL ENG IND`S. A/C RETURNED WITH NORMAL LANDING. ENG SHUTDOWN AFTER LANDING. L-1 AND L-2 DOOR SLIDES DEPLOYED & PAX`S EVACUATED AS PRECAUTION DUE TO REPORTS OF POSSIBLE SMOKE ON NR 2 ENG. BOTH FIRE BOTTLES BLOWN. INITIAL EXAM OF NR 2 ENG FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE DAMAGE OR UNCONTAINED FAILURE. NR 2 ENG R & R. OPS CHKS GOOD. IN ADDITION, L-1 AND L-2 DOOR SLIDES AND FIRE BOTTLES REPLACED. VSV STAGE ONE ROTATED OUT OF TIMING(NUT BACKED OFF) RESULTING IN VSV FRACTURE. OUT OF TIME VSV INDUCED HPC FAILURE.