Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
August 20, 2008
Submitted
October 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N281FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22348
Aircraft time
41,886 hours, 29,404 cycles
Part
Pump
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, X, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT FL 350 IN STEADY CRUISE FLT, FELT SLIGHT VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY NR 1 EPR ROLL BACK, NR 1 N1,N2 EGT ROLLBACK. N1 STABILIZED AT 26 PERCENT, EGT 180 DEG NR 1 GEN BREAKER LIGHT ON AND NR 1 LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON. THRUST LEVEL BOUGHT TO IDLE AND DESCENT STARTED. PASSING FL 300 AND 320 KIAS NR 1 ENG PARAMETERS RETURNED TO NORMAL. ENG OPERATED NORMAL FOR REMAINED OF FLIGHT. RAN QRH FOR NR 1 GEN RESET AND COULD NOT RESET GENERATOR BREAKER. VOLTS AND FREQS NORMAL AND ESSENTIAL POWER OK WHEN NR 1 GEN SELECTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL CONTROL UNIT OPS AND LK CHECKED GOOD PER MM 73-11-01 AND 73-21-01..

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