Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 767306

Difficulty date
September 3, 2017
Submitted
September 5, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1229A
Make and model
Boeing 767306
Aircraft serial
28884
Aircraft time
66,499 hours, 14,141 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B6F
Part
Unknown
Condition
Vibration
Location
Unknown Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT, WHEN ACFT HAS LEVELED AND AUTOTHROTTLES ARE ADVANCED FROM IDLE, THE ACFT EXPERIENCES AN AIRFRAME SHAKING & BOOM. UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHICH ENGINE, HOWEVER IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES DURING DESCENT. PERFORMED TROUBLSHOOTING IAW FIM 71-05 F/T 808, NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED THE ENGINE, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED AN AIRFRAME VIBRATION CONDITION INSPECTION. NO DEFECTS NOTED, RAN BOTH ENGINES TO 70 PERCENT N1, NO FAULTS NOTED.