Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 767300

Difficulty date
March 26, 2025
Submitted
March 28, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N665UA
Make and model
Boeing 767300
Aircraft serial
29237
Aircraft time
92,581 hours, 19,468 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Engine time
63,525 hours, 11,330 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
PW40603
Part serial
729124
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Part time
63,525 hours, 11,330 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

ENG FAIL AT 18000 FEET RIGHT ENGINE SEVERE DAMAGE EGT 668 CREW DEBRIEF. THROUGH 16000FT R ENG HIGH EGT 668, HIGH ENG VIBS, NO N2 ROTATION. ENGINE SHUTDOWN INFLIGHT AND FIRE HANDLE PULLED BUT NO BOTTLES FIRED (NO FIRE WARNING). PASSENGER REPORTED FLAMES FROM R ENGINE EXHAUST, AIRFRAME VIB AT POINT OF FAILURE. 7000LBS OF FUEL JETTISONED. ALL OTHER OPS WERE NORMAL DURING EVENT AND ON RETURN TO LHR FOUND METAL FRAGMENTS IN TAILPIPE. NO DMG NOTED TO AILERON, FLAPS OR STAB R ENG SURGE STS. EXEEDANCE. EGT HIGH. EPR, N1, N2, FF, BURNER PRESS ALL DOWN COMPARED TO E1 AND CMD EPR. OIL PX AND QTY GOOD. N1 VIBS-3.2, N2 VIBS-1.3, BB VIBS-1.8. FOUND N2 SEIZED AT G/BOX DRIVE PAD - UNABLE TO TURN N2 MANUALLY.

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