Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
February 27, 2001
Submitted
March 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N446US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24873
Engine
Cfmint CFM563B2
Part
Engine
Condition
Overheated
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
37,233 hours, 8,663 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 1883 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM CLT, EN ROUTE TO GCM, THE NR 1 ENGINE EGT REACHED 931 DEGREES WITH N1 CLIMB LIMIT. POWER WAS REDUCED TO MAINTAIN WITHIN LIMITS, BUT NR 1 ENGINE RAN APPROX 100 DEGREES GREATER THAN NR 2 ENGINE. FLIGHT RETURNED TO CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE ASSEMBLY PER JOB CARD JK71-00-01. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. (M)

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