Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 24, 2000
Submitted
December 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N782UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26948
Aircraft time
16,175 hours, 2,517 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 & 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

N1 INDICATION: ERRATIC WHEN N1 IS ABOVE 9 PERCENT, RT ENGINE. N1 FLUCTUATIONS AFTER T/O. AIR COND PACKS SURGING SOUNDS, SHORTLY AFTER NR 2 ENG. EPR AND N1 STARTED FLUCTUATING NR 2 EPR +- . 07 TO 08 EPR NR 2 N1,+- .3 TO .4. *S/D* AFTER THE HPSOV WAS INOP IN THE CLOSED POSITION, THE ENGINE STILL SURGED-EPR N1, N2. BLEED PRESSURE FLUCUATED WITH THE HPSOV LOCKED CLOSED. THE PRSOV WAS REPLACED AND NO SURGES WERE REPORTED AFTER THE ENGINE RUN-UP. NO ADDITIONAL SURGE OCCURRENCE WERE REPORTED DURING THE FOLLOWING MONTH.