Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
March 15, 2002
Submitted
April 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30024
Aircraft time
10,029 hours, 3,334 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Engine time
34,759 hours, 5,629 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
8148902
Part serial
196
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, E, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT FL260 AFTER THROTTLES RETARDED TO IDLE FOR DESCENT EXPERIENCED AUDIBLE COMPRESSOR STALL WITH PULSING VIBRATION. LEFT ENGINE EEC C1 STATUS MESSAGE. SURGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE <1.25 EPR AND CAUSED BY A FAILED 2.5 BLEED ACTUATOR. ACCOMPLISHED FORWARD THRUST SURGE INSPECTIONS, REPLACED THE 2.5 BLEED ACTUATOR AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS CONFIRMING REPAIR.