What was found
ACFT RETURN TO FIELD. PER CAPTAIN. APROX. FL 31K FELT SLIGHT BUMP. IMMEDATLY HAD HIGH EGT NR 2 FOLLOWED BY AUTO SD. ON INSPECTION AT MAINTENCE FOUND METAL DEBRIS IN TAIL CONE. SMALL GRAVELY METAL PIECES. NR 2 ENG REMOVED FROM AC 2828.
- Difficulty date
- July 10, 2026
- Submitted
- July 14, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N228UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 777222
- Aircraft serial
- 30556
- Aircraft time
- 95,285 hours, 11,225 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4090
- Engine time
- 16,536 hours, 1,941 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Part number
- PW40903
- Part serial
- 2130
- Condition
- Faulted
- Location
- Nr 2
- Part time
- 94,689 hours, 11,526 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
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