SDR Y2PA00040

Service difficulty report · Engine · Amd FALCOND

Difficulty date
July 31, 2000
Submitted
September 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815AA
Make and model
Amd FALCOND
Aircraft serial
205
Engine
Ge CF7002D2
Part
Engine
Condition
Fod
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
12,396 hours, 7,043 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, X
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MCI - FLT 91473 - AT FLIGHT LEVEL 310, NR 2 ENGINE FLAMED OUT. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, PERFORMED ENGINE FAILURE CHECK LIST AND DESCENDED TO FL 220. AFTER RE-LIGHT, CREW SECURED FROM THE EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT MCI. MAINT INSPECTED AND FOUND DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE''''S FAN NOZZLE AND ALSO FOUND FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COMPRESSOR. THE ENGINE IS BEING REMOVED AND WILL BE ROUTED TO THE ENGINE SHOP FOR REPAIR. SOURCE OF THE FOD IS UNKNOWN. FOD IN THE COMPRESSOR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FAN NOZZLE DAMAGE IS SUSPECTED AS THE CAUSE OF THE FLAME-OUT AS THE COMPRESSOR STALL MARGIN WOULD HAVE BEEN REDUCED AT ALTITUDE AS A RESULT OF THE DAMAGE. (X)