What was found
THE FLIGHT CREW RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO ATL FOLLOWING THE FAILURE OF THE NR 2 ENGINE. MAINTENANCE FOUND METAL IN TAILPIPE UPON THE AIRCRAFT'S ARRIVAL AND REPLACED THE ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- December 19, 2016
- Submitted
- December 20, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N986AT
- Make and model
- Boeing 717200
- Aircraft serial
- 55089
- Aircraft time
- 41,894 hours, 28,952 cycles
- Engine
- Rroyce BR700715A130
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Nr 2
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.