Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 30, 2012
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N206UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30212
Aircraft time
60,022 hours, 8,565 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Engine
Part number
PW4903
Part serial
222172
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 1
Part time
46,714 hours, 6,374 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE FAIL ON CLIMBOUT. NR 1 ENGINE CHIP DET CHECK ICN OFF FLT 890-31, 2706-1 ENGINE 222172 CHECK MAGNETIC CHIP DETECTORS FOR CONTAMINATION MM 79-22-01 P601. THIS IS DUE TO IN FLIGHT SHUTDOWN WITH MESSAGES THAT COULD BE CAUSED BY GEARBOX OR BEARING FAIL. CHK'D AND FOUND METAL ON MAIN GEAR BOX AND MASTER CHIP DETECTOR. REPLACED ENGINE.