What was found
SHIP 5638 - ATB - ON CLIMB, FLT CREW EXPERIENCED RIGHT ENGINE VIBRATIONS, DECISION MADE TO RETURN TO SEA. MTC FOUND METAL IN THE TAILPIPE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: R/R #2 ENGINE PER AMDS WORK CARDS. OPS AND LEAK CHECK OKAY.
- Difficulty date
- January 31, 2020
- Submitted
- February 5, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N538US
- Make and model
- Boeing 757251
- Aircraft serial
- 26485
- Aircraft time
- 77,463 hours, 25,127 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Nr 2
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.