SDR 07100701

Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 767269

Difficulty date
July 6, 2007
Submitted
July 10, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N251MY
Make and model
Boeing 767269
Aircraft serial
23280
Aircraft time
28,495 hours, 9,728 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4E
Engine time
1,743 hours, 6,337 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
77333322
Part serial
F323
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLIMBING BETWEEN FL 370 AND 390, LEFT ENGINE RETARDED JUST ABOVE FLIGHT IDLE AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ANY THROTTLE MOVEMENT. AFTER DESCENT PASSING THROUGH FL 340 LEFT ENGINE RESPONDED THEN FROZE UP AGAIN. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED INTO CYQX. A MAINTENANCE TEAM WAS SENT TO CTQX AND TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM TO FUEL CONTROL. THE FUEL CONTROL WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND THE ENGINE TRIMMED PER THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. PLEASE NOTE THAT AFFECTED ENGINE IS JT9D7R4E4 WHICH IS NOT AVAILABLE AS AN OPTION IN BLOCK (C) OF THIS DATABASE.