Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
November 11, 2024
Submitted
November 15, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N773UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26929
Aircraft time
105,858 hours, 20,057 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Engine time
75,608 hours, 1,453,200 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAKE OFF ATC NOTIFIED US BLACK SMOKE COMING OU T ON LEFT ENGI NE AND FEW FOUND IDG OIL APPEARS HIGH, ENGINE OIL ALSO INDICATED HIGH. DRAINED IDG TO LEVEL, ALSO DRAINED ENGINE OIL. CREW REQUEST ENGINE RUN, FOR VERIFICATION. ACP'N RUN AT THIS TIME. AFTER ENGINE RUN, #1 BOOM STALL, N1 FROZEN. WILL PULL CHIPS AFTER OFF LOAD. PULLED ALL CHIP DETECTORS, NO METALLIC FUZZ OR DEBRIS, BUT FAN IS DEFINATELY FROZEN. (SUSPECT ENGINE BEARING)