What was found
AT 600 FEET IN DESCENT THE RT ENGINE PRODUCED SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND A PHYSICAL VIBRATION. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. FOUND METAL IN THE TAIL PIPE. CHANGED THE ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- August 9, 2001
- Submitted
- August 9, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N406TW
- Make and model
- Boeing 717200
- Aircraft serial
- 55073
- Aircraft time
- 2,670 hours, 2,342 cycles
- Engine
- Rroyce BR700715A130
- Engine time
- 2,670 hours, 2,342 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Right
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E, B
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.