Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
July 5, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N636DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23763
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Part time
40,574 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

N CRUISE AT 370, LEFT ENG OIL PRESS WENT TO ZERO, STARTED LOOKING FOR QTY, SHOWED ZERO. STARTED TO THROTTLE BACK, LEFT ENG POPPED THEN SHUT ITSELF DOWN. SUDDEN FAILURE, OIL TEMP NEVER ROSE, WINDMILLED ENG AT 25 MIN.