Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
December 13, 2017
Submitted
December 14, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26902
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
34822
Aircraft time
19,818 hours, 2,502 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ABNORMAL SMOKE OR VAPOR FROM RIGHT ENGINE IN FLIGHT WHITE VAPOR TRAIL/SMOKE? FROM THE EXHAUST WAS REPORTED TO CREW APPROX 20 MINS AFTER TAKEOFF. THEY WERE IN CRUISE AT FL390. NO ABNORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS OBSERVED. EVENT LASTED APPROX 45 MINUTES AND THEN DISSIPATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. OPENED ALL COWLING INSPECTED ENGINE FOR EVIDENCE OF LEAKS. COULD FIND NO EVIDENCE. CLOSED AND SECURED COWLING. ACCOMPLISHED A PART POWER RUN NR 2 ENG LOOKING FOR ANY ABNORMAL SMOKE ETC. NONE NOTICED DURING RUN. ALL ENG PARAMETERS NORMAL. VERIFICATION FLIGHT ACP NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

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