Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
October 26, 2000
Submitted
November 21, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N217UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30550
Aircraft time
647 hours, 119 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Engine time
636 hours, 118 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE SLOW TO SPOOL BACK UP AT HIGH AND MIDDLE ALTITUDES NO NOTICABLE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN N1 AND EGT. *S/D* DURING STEP DESCENT, THROTTLES WERE ADVANCED ABOVE IDLE AND LEFT ENGINE ACCELERATED ABOUT 6 SECONDS SLOWER THAN RIGHT ENGINE, ACTIVATING RUDDER THRUST ASYMMETRY COMPENSATION. THERE WAS NO EICAS MESSAGE, THEREFORE ENGINE ACCLERATION RATE WAS WITHIN LIMITS. PRESSURE SENSOR SYSTEMS OF THE LEFT ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL WERE CHECKED AS A PRECAUTION. NO MALFUNCTION OCCURRED, AND NO CORRECTIVE ACTION IS REQUIRED.