Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
July 22, 2015
Submitted
July 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77518
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31605
Aircraft time
22,352 hours, 7,743 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B263
Part
Engine
Part number
CFM567B263
Part serial
896927
Condition
Fire
Location
Nr 1
Part time
22,351 hours, 2,421 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
E, D

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

What was found

UPON TAKING RUNWAY, ACFT TOWER REPORTED TAILPIPE FIRE ON NR 1 ENG. ALL ENG INDICATIONS NORMAL. SHUTDOWN ENG, FIRE WENT OUT. FOLLOWED QRH & RETURNED TO GATE. INSPECTED ENG INLET & EXHAUST, INSPECTED TURBINE BLADES, NO DAMAGE FOUND. STARTED ENG TWICE IAW AMM 71-00-00-800-808-F-00. ENG STARTED NORMALLY, IDLED FOR 10 MIN EACH TIME. ALL PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL, NO DEFECTS NOTED. OK FOR SERVICE.