Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
December 12, 2008
Submitted
December 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N718TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
28486
Aircraft time
30,236 hours, 10,831 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
22,738 hours, 8,111 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
PW2037RTC
Part serial
728746
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2
Part time
22,738 hours, 8,111 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING A CK INSP OF NR 2 ENG OIL FILTER FOUND FULL OF METAL PARTICLES MAGNETIC AND NON-MAGNETIC. FURTHER INSP OF CHIP DET FOUND METAL ON MASTER, ANGLE GEARBOX, AND NR 4 BEARING DET. A CK WAS BEING PERFORMED JFK ON 12/12/08. CHANGED NR 2 ENGINE.