Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
September 15, 2000
Submitted
October 27, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N304UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
23665
Aircraft time
41,277 hours, 24,199 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Engine time
32,167 hours, 17,779 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE FLAME-OUT. *S/D* TROUBLESHOOTING ON THE GROUND SUGGESTED THAT THE AUTOTHROTTLE WAS THE CAUSE AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE FUEL PUMP AND MAIN ENGINE CONTROL WERE ALSO CHANGED AS A PRECAUTION. SUBSEQUENT ENGINE RUNS SHOWED ALL PARAMETERS WITHIN LIMITS.