Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
November 19, 2014
Submitted
November 19, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N545US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26492
Aircraft time
57,941 hours, 18,703 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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

CREW REPORTED AN IN FLIGHT SHUTDOWN OF LT ENGINE AND DIVERTED. FOLLOWED QRH, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, METAL FOUND IN TAIL PIPE. REPLACED ENGINE.