Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
July 21, 2026
Submitted
July 23, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27252
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
43932
Aircraft time
17,597 hours, 6,101 cycles
Engine
Cfmint LEAP1B21
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, 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

NR 1 ENG FAILURE IN FLIGHT DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. RESTART ATTEMPTED WITH NO SUCCESS. VERIFIED OIL LEVEL ON NR 1 ENG AT 90 PERCENT, NO VISABLE OIL LEAKS. DEBRIEF WITH CREW AND SHOW A WINDMILL TIME AT 0911 CENTRAL TIME & WHEELS DOWN AT 1014 CENTRAL. CREW STATED INDICATIONS ON NR 1 STARTED FLUCTUATING & CREW INTIATED. ENG SHUTDOWN, ATTEMPTED RESTART ON DECENT WITHOUT SUCCESS. CREW STATED, UPON RESTART IT WOULDN`T WINDMILL, START SO USING CROSSBLEED THEY WERE ABLE TO RESTART ENG BUT RED LINE NEVER DISAPPEARED DURING NORMAL START SUCCESS AND SHORTLY AFTER, ENGINE FAULT AND IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN. CREW NOTED DURING INTIAL PROBLEM ENG INDICATION FLASHING OIL RAPIDLY, FOLLOWED BY RED CAUTION LIGHT. OIL TANK CHIP DETECTOR CONTAINED EXCESSIVE METAL FRAGMENTS, A SUMP OF LUBE UNIT SCREEN WITH METAL FRAGMENT, AGB AND B SUMP IN SCREENS WHERE CLEAN. IAW AMM 79-21-04-211-801-GOO.

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