Service difficulty report · Bullet · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
February 27, 2002
Submitted
April 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N375DL
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23602
Aircraft time
40,011 hours, 32,165 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Engine time
45,351 hours, 36,780 cycles
Part
Bullet
Part number
724705838
Part serial
S26476
Condition
Separated
Location
Eng Intake
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D, C
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, A LOUD THUD WAS HEARD AND AIRCRAFT PULLED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. UPON INSPECTION FOUND NR 1 ENGINE NOSE BULLET MOUNTING STUDS HAD PULLED FROM N1 TACH GEARBOX AND BULLET BECAME DISLODGED IN THE INLET OF ENGINE. NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND OTHER THAN TO THE BULLET ITSELF. ALL PARTS WERE ACCOUNTED FOR AND NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE WAS FOUND DURING INSPECTION. N1 TACH GEARBOX AND NOSE BULLET IN NUMBER 1 ENGINE WERE REPLACED. ENGINE POWER RUN WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER PFHB AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.