Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7372L9

Difficulty date
January 21, 2001
Submitted
January 23, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N271FL
Make and model
Boeing 7372L9
Aircraft serial
22734
Aircraft time
47,382 hours, 29,024 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Engine time
41,628 hours, 29,317 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Vibration
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, 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

AIR TURNBACK. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NR 1 ENGINE VIBRATION ON CLIMBOUT AT 20,000 FT. NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PHX WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NR 1 ENGINE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPLACED. AN ADDENDUM WILL BE ISSUED WHEN CAUSE OF FAILURE IS KNOWN.

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