Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
January 10, 2009
Submitted
January 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N498MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29259
Aircraft time
41,937 hours, 6,366 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B2
Engine time
24,900 hours, 5,207 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
CF680C2B5F
Part serial
704718
Condition
Seized
Location
Nr 2
Part time
24,900 hours, 5,207 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE 2 FAILED IN FLIGHT. AUTO SHUTDOWN, UNABLE TO AIR START ENG. FLIGHT LEVEL 380. NORMAL FLUID QUANTITIES AND ENGINE INDICATIONS AT THE TIME JUST BEFORE SHUTDOWN. MASTER CHIP DETECTOR FOUND CLEAN. FOUND ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN. REMOVED AND REPLACE ENGINE.

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