Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
September 19, 2013
Submitted
September 24, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
33989
Aircraft time
32,915 hours, 19,231 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM567B24
Engine time
13,051 hours, 7,673 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
CFM567B
Part serial
876482
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
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

INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN, AIR TURN BACK, DECLARED EMERGENCY AT FL390 CRUISE, NR 1 ENGINE HAD HARD VIBRATION, VIB GAUGE WENT TO 4.9. FOLLOWED BY WHITE BOX AROUND ENGINE INDICATORS LOWER FOLLOWED BY ENGINE ROLL BACK & ENGINE FAIL INDICATOR ON EGT GAUGE. VIBRATION PERSISTED WELL INTO ENGINE SHUTDOWN. NO FIRE, OVER SPEED ALL INDICATION WERE NORMAL UNTIL THE EVENT AT SHUTDOWN NR 2 READ 0. R & R NR 1 ENGINE ASSEMBLY IAW MT.

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