Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
November 20, 2005
Submitted
November 29, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N312UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
23673
Aircraft time
51,723 hours, 28,008 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Engine time
49,739 hours, 29,057 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Flamed Out
Location
Right
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

RIGHT ENGINE FLAMED OUT AFTER STALL. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE TROUBLESHOOTING PER AMM71-00-02 WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. REPLACED MAIN ENGINE CONTROL (MEC) AND FUEL PUMP AS PRECAUTION. SHOP FINDINGS ON FUEL PUMP AND MEC FUEL PUMP BENCH TEST FOUND NO FAULTS. MEC BENCH TEST FOUND TACHOMETER SHIFTED. THIS CONDITION CAUSES VSV AND TURBINE CLEARANCE TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. THIS CAN HAVE AN EFFECT ON COMPRESSOR PERFORMANCE AND CAN CONTRIBUTE/CAUSED ENGINE SURGE, N2 ROLL BACK AND ENGINE FLAME OUT.