Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
January 4, 2009
Submitted
January 16, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N692DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
29724
Aircraft time
33,829 hours, 14,597 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
63,270 hours, 30,309 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
63,270 hours, 30,309 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON CLIMB OUT PASSING 11000 FT HAD RT ENGINE FAILURE. FOUND METAL ON MGB CHIP DETECTOR REMOVED PMA STATOR FOUND DAMAGE ON STATOR AND ROTOR ASSY. INSTALLED BOROPLUGS AND TURNING PAD COVER PER AMM. REMOVED MAIN AND ANGLE GEARBOXES PER E/M, OK TO INSTALL MAIN AND ANGLE GEARBOX. INSTALLED MAIN AND ANGLE GEARBOX PER E/M. INSTALLED TOWERSHAFT COVER PER E/M. PERFORMED T 5 MAIN GEARBOX. REPLACED TEST PER MM ALL CHECK GOOD.