Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 29, 2012
Submitted
March 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N533UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25073
Aircraft time
69,024 hours, 25,389 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
50,896 hours, 14,268 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL IN FLIGHT. ENG RECOVERED AND CONTINUED OPERATING. IMMEDIATE PRECEDING STALL, ENGINE POWER WAS STEADY HIGH POWER (CRUISE OR CLIMB). CREW COMMENTS: DURING CRUISE AT FL380 EPR ROLLED BACK TO ZERO FOLLOWED CHECKLIST ENGINE RECOVERED SAMC TEXT: REF AMM 71-05-00 FIG 103 PAGE 104 FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. NR 2 ENGINE METAL IN TAILPIPE. ENGINE REPLACED.