Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
April 4, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24892
Engine
Cfmint CFM563B2
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J, M
Precautionary procedure
E, L, A

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

What was found

BDA - FLT 2295 - DURING CRUISE, THE NR 1 ENGINE INDICATED LOW OIL PRESSURE AND HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE. CREW SHUT DOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE AND A DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT TO BDA, THE CLOSEST MOST SUITABLE AIRPORT. FLIGHT PROCEEDED TO BDA AND MADE TWO MISSED APPROACHES ON RUNWAY 12 DUE TO HIGH CROSSWINDS AND RAIN. FLIGHT LANDED ON THIRD APPROACH, THIS TIME ON RUNWAY 30. WINDS ON LANDING WERE 20 TO 28 KNOTS. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. TOTAL SINGLE ENGINE WAS 50 MINUTES. MAINTENANCE PULLED THE NR 1 ENGINE GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR AND FOUND IT FULL OF METAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE ASSY PER JOB CARD. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. (M)

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