Service difficulty report · Fcu · Boeing 767222

Difficulty date
July 20, 2001
Submitted
September 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620UA
Make and model
Boeing 767222
Aircraft serial
21880
Aircraft time
66,122 hours, 17,391 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Engine time
57,947 hours, 14,938 cycles
Part
Fcu
Condition
Out Of Adj
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE REPORT POWER FLUCTUATES SYMPTOMS OR PATTERN ALONG WITH FAULT CODES. FRM CODE 73 21 XD RT ENG EPR+EGT FLUCTUATES AFTER POWER CHANGE IN CLRWX COND DURING CLIMB EPR+--. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE FUEL CONTROL (FCU) DECELERATION (DECEL) SCHEDULE BEING TO CLOSE TO THE ENGINE'S STEADY STATE OPERATING LINE. THE FCU WILL CYCLE THE 3.0 AND 3.5 BLEEDS TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THE FCU DECEL SCHEDULE AND THE ENGINE OPERATING LINE, WHICH CAUSES POWER FLUCTUATIONS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY THE CASE ON ENGINES NEW OUT OF THE SHOP. THIS POWER FLUCTUATION IS CORRECTED BY ADJUSTING THE FCU DECEL SCHEDULE AWAY FROM THE STEADY STATE OPERATING LINE.