On 16 September, an American Airlines Boeing 767 (N349AN) operated domestic flight AA726 between Philadelphia and Los Angeles, United States. While cruising at 36,000 feet, the crew received a left engine (CF6) oil filter bypass message that required them to idle the engine. The crew then decided to divert to Columbus for a safe landing.
On 19 September, the aircraft was still idle at Columbus airport. American Airlines mechanics are currently replacing engine number one. Aviation enthusiast Jennifer (Twitter: @Jen_Niffer) is onsite and tweeted a few pictures and a video of the aircraft and the engine replacement.
Look what diverted here last night! We don’t see B767s around very often. Always fun to see something different. #avgeek #airportlife pic.twitter.com/vfIveoGcMu
— Jennifer (@Jen_Niffer) September 17, 2019
Looks like the B767 is getting a new engine. To any of my A&P mechanic friends out there: How long does an engine swap typically take? What are some of the challenges of doing this on the ramp vs in a hangar? #neverstoplearning #avgeek #airportlife pic.twitter.com/kgEWNse7EY
— Jennifer (@Jen_Niffer) September 18, 2019
The B767 engine swap has begun! There are at least ten people down there working on it. #avgeek #airportlife pic.twitter.com/1qcFpBw01n
— Jennifer (@Jen_Niffer) September 18, 2019
How do you do an engine swap on a broken Boeing 767 that’s at an airport where you don’t have any maintenance facilities? You bring in an army of mechanics and a mobile crane! #avgeek #airportlife #engineswap pic.twitter.com/AFBTPSLaUU
— Jennifer (@Jen_Niffer) September 19, 2019
