SDR ZZDA2010356

Service difficulty report · Mount · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date: August 12, 2010
Submitted: August 16, 2010
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N972AT
Make and model: Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial: 55033
System (JASC): 7120 · Engine Mount Section
Part: Mount
Condition: Damaged
Location: Lt Engine
Stage of operation: CL
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: E
Precautionary procedure: A

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

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH APPROX 17,000 FEET, OBSERVED A LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR OFF ALERT, AND A LOUD BANG, FOLLOWED BY A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE AIRCRAFT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE FORWARD AND AFT MOUNT, APRON, UPPER AND LOWER COWLS, LEFT ELEVATOR AND TABS.

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