What was found
ENGINE VIBRATION, RETURNED TO FIELD. FOUND SMALL METAL PARTICLES IN TAIL PIPE AND ABNORMAL NOISE DURING SHUTDOWN. REPLACED ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 2012
- Submitted
- September 8, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N588UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 26717
- Aircraft time
- 62,413 hours, 21,875 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- Engine time
- 65,245 hours, 23,805 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 2
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.