Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
July 18, 2011
Submitted
July 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N452UW
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24979
Aircraft time
55,662 hours, 36,450 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563B2
Part
Engine
Part number
CFM563B2QEC400
Part serial
721183
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Part time
56,242 hours, 37,058 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, R
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

EN ROUTE FROM CLT TO IAH, AT FL320, CREW REPORTED THE NR 1 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. OIL PRESSURE READ ZERO, OIL QUANTITY WAS NORMAL, N1 AND N2 STARTED TO FALL AND WENT DOWN TO ZERO - ALL OF THIS OCURRED WITHOUT CREW TOUCHING THE THROTTLES. CREW ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURES AND SHUTDOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE. CREW NOTED THAT IF THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, IT WAS VERY LOW. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO BHM AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. TOTAL SINGLE ENGINE TIME WAS 25 MINUTES. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE NR 1 ENGINE IAW J/C 03L50671001. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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