Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 74787UF

Difficulty date
February 16, 2019
Submitted
February 19, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N857GT
Make and model
Boeing 74787UF
Aircraft serial
37568
Aircraft time
31,288 hours, 5,037 cycles
Engine
Ge GENX2B67B
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J, Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER LEVELING OFF AT FL 320, # 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. SHUT DOWN ENGINE. NO N1 AFTER FIVE MINUTES.(<P>REMOVED # 2 ENGINE DMS AND FOUND MULTIPLE METAL CHIPS (LP: 719032, ITEM: 1). CARRIED OUT INSPECTIONS OF #2 ENGINE DMS OIL FILTER, A, B, C SUMP, AUX TRANSFER, AND GEARBOX OIL INTLET SCREEN (LP: 719034-M9). COMPLIED WITH INSPECTION OF #2 ENGINE IN-FLIGHT WINDMILLING (LP: 719035-M10). DOWNLOADED DATA FROM #2 ENGINE INDICATING-#2 ENGINE MONITORING UNIT (LP: 719036-M13). REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 ENGINE (LP: 719037-M16). INSTALLED #2 ENGINE EEC SOFTWARE (LP: 719037-M17) AND PERFORMED ENGINE IDLE RUNS (LP: 719038-M21). </P>)

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