Service difficulty report · Egt Indication · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
April 30, 2026
Submitted
May 4, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76519
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30132
Aircraft time
49,033 hours, 17,774 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B263
Part
Egt Indication
Condition
Illuminated
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NUMBER 2 ENG HAD EGT SRGE INTO CAUTION RANGE DURING CLIMB TO F360 REM AINED 100C HIGHERPER INBOUND FLT CREW: TAKEOFF AND INITIAL CLIMB ALL NORMAL WITH NO ABNORMAL ENGINE ISSUES, WAS ABOUT TO REACH TOP OF CLIMB ABOUT FL 360 AND AUTOTHROTTLE STARTED BRING THROTTLES BACK AND ENG 2 EGT AND FUEL FLOW STARTED INCREASING EVEN THOUGH THROTTLE COMING BACK, FLIGHT CREW TURNED OFF AUTOTHROTTLE AND MANUALLY MOVED THROTTLE BACK THEN ENG STABILIZED FLIGHT CREW RETURNED THROTTLE TO NORMAL FLIGHT POSITION TO MATCH ENG 1 AND HAD NO ISSUES. ABOUT ANOTHER 10 MIN LATER SAME ISSUE RETURNED AND SAME PATTERN REPEATED REST OF FLIGHT UNTIL DIVERSION TO ORD. CREW DECIDED TO DIVERT. PERFORMED EEC BITE, NO ENG EXCEEDENCES WERE RECORDED AND BOX AROUND EGT INDICATION NOT RED. FOUND FAULTS ON PAST FLIGHT AND SAME FAULT THE LEG BEFORE REF FIM 71-06 TASK 804 AND 75-32 TASK 801 FOR T/S ABOUT ANOTHER 10 MIN LATER SAME ISSUE RETURNED AND SAME PATTERN REPEATED REST OF FLIGHT UNTIL DIVERSION TO ORD. CREW DECIDED TO DIVERT. PERFORMED EEC BITE, NO ENG EXCEEDENCES WERE RECORDED AND BOX AROUND EGT INDICATION NOT RED. FOUND FAULTS ON PAST FLIGHT AND SAME FAULT THE LEG BEFORE REF FIM 71-06 TASK 804 AND 75-32 TASK 801 FOR T/S REF FIM 75-32 TASK 801 PER STEP E.(1)(A) INITIAL EVALUATION PERFORMED ENG 2 ACTUATORS TEST AND TEST FAILED WITH SAMEACCOMPLISHED POWER ASSURANCE RUNS REF AMM71-00-00-700-813-F00 ALL PERAMETERS WITHIN LIMITS AT 65%,70% AND 75% N1. NO FAULTS RECORDED.