Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
March 18, 2013
Submitted
March 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24549
Aircraft time
63,215 hours, 42,127 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563B2
Engine time
57,950 hours, 37,335 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
8901274
Part serial
WYG39347
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
52,942 hours, 34,356 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB AT 4,000 FEET, THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD FLAMES SHOOTING OUT. ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL, ENGINE STILL KEPT COMPRESSING AND BROUGHT THE POWER TO IDLE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FIELD UNEVENTFULLY. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR INLET TEMP SENSOR. ENGINE WAS ALSO BORESCOPED WITH NO DAMAGE FOUND.

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