Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
December 31, 2014
Submitted
January 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22910
Aircraft time
78,756 hours, 39,773 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Engine
Part number
PW2037
Part serial
716429
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Right
Part time
72,562 hours, 35,976 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT AT FL300, RT ENG OIL PRESS DROPPED INTO RED FOLLOWED BY EICAS MSG. PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF NR 2 ENG. ACFT RETURNED, GNDED NO OPS. CHIP DETECTORS PULLED. MASTER CHIP DETECTOR & MAIN GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR WERE CONTAMINATED WITH CHIPS. DETECTORS WERE CLEANED & SECOND ENG RUN ATTEMPT MADE WITH SAME RESULTS. POST ENG RUN INSPECTION REVEALED OIL PUDDLE WITH CHIPS IN THE TAILPIPE. WORK IN PROGRESS FOR THE REMOVAL OF NR 2 ENG SN-716429 & THE INSTALL OF SN-726727.