Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 767222

Difficulty date
July 15, 2014
Submitted
July 29, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769VA
Make and model
Boeing 767222
Aircraft serial
21866
Aircraft time
87,366 hours, 20,672 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Engine time
56,176 hours, 17,702 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, M, Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED DURING CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 23000 FEET. EGT EXCEEDENCE 627 DEGREES. ENGINE FAILED ON APPROACH. PERFORMED OVERTEMP INSPECTION, ENGINE FAILED BORESCOPE AND VISUAL INSPECTIONS. METAL FOUND IN TAILPIPE, ALONG WITH MOLTEN METAL ON T-2 BLADE OUTER PLATFORMS. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE IAW AMM 71-00-02.