Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
March 11, 2013
Submitted
March 14, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N452UW
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24979
Aircraft time
59,842 hours, 39,059 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563B2
Engine time
69,860 hours, 48,175 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
9325M85G04
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Left
Part time
69,860 hours, 48,175 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON THE START ARRIVAL TO FLL, CREW REPORTED A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE OF ENGINE NR 1 WITH APPARENT SEVERE DAMAGE. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO KMCO AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. FOLLOWED ORH PROCEDURES AND MADE AN UNEVENTFULL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING (PRECAUTIONARY) AT KMCO. SINGLE ENGINE WAS NOT REPORTED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE IAW JC 03L50671001. ENG FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE NR 3 BEARING DUE TO HARD PARTICLE CONTAMINATION.

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