- Difficulty date
- August 13, 2015
- Submitted
- August 14, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N918AX
- Make and model
- Boeing 777*
- Aircraft serial
- 26935
- Aircraft time
- 56,873 hours, 10,010 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW40903
- Engine time
- 44,997 hours, 7,904 cycles
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Left
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, B, J
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
CLIMBING THROUGH FL230, LT ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED TWICE, THEN EGT GUAGE TURNED YELLOW, ACFT COCKPIT FILLED W/ SMOKE. OXYGEN MASKS DONNED. OIL QTY SHOWED "0". ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN IAW SEVERE DAMAGE CHECKLIST DUE TO ACCOMPANYING VIBRATION.