Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 10, 2000
Submitted
January 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N770UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26925
Aircraft time
22,812 hours, 4,521 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Engine time
1,646,616 hours, 3,199,580 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 And 2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT 390 BOTH ENGINES HUNG AT .7 EPR AFTER MOUNTAIN WAVE EVEN THOUGH THROTTLES WERE MANUALLY ADVANCED, DID NOT SPOOL UP FOR SEVERAL SECONDS LOST 10 KTS AIRSPEED. *S/D* THERE WERE NO FAULT MESSAGES, AND BOTH ENGINES PASSED A HIGH POWER RUNUP AND ACCELERATION TEST ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO SUBSEQUENT GRIPES OF SLOW ENGINE SPOOL UP AT ALTITUDE. SINCE THERE WAS NO EICAS ENG THRUST ANNUNCIATION DURING THE EVENT, THE ENGINE ACCELERATION RATES DID NOT EXCEED LIMITS. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION IS REQUIRED.