Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 1, 2009
Submitted
October 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25072
Aircraft time
63,215 hours, 20,167 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
64,647 hours, 21,508 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Fire
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
E, D

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

What was found

NR 1 ENG SHUT DOWN DUE TO FLAME IN TAILPIPE. NR 1 ENGINE HAD FLAMES ON START UP, IDG LIGHT & DISCONNECT BY CREW AS WELL AS BLANK INDICATION ON N-1 THEN ALL INDICATIONS. ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT STARTER SWITCH TURNED TO OFF. REPLACED NR1 ENGINE.