Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
June 25, 2006
Submitted
July 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N220UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30223
Aircraft time
19,774 hours, 2,665 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Engine time
32,989 hours, 5,018 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT ENCOUNTERED HIGH EGT WITH EPR DECREASE FOR 5 SECS ON NR 2 ENGINE AT FL390. EGT READING 466. UNABLE TO CONFIRM "SURGE" OR "BURP" IN ON-BOARD ELECTRONIC RECORD. NO FLAGGED EVENT IN ENGINE CONDITION MONITORING RECORD. PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY BORESCOPE OF HIGH COMPRESSOR, COMBUSTOR AND HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE: NO SIGNS OF UNUSUAL DETERIORATION OR HEAT DISTRESS. REVIEWED FLIGHT DATA RECORDER & DETERMINED THAT NORMAL OPERATION OF 2.9 STABILITY BLEED WAS NOT QUITE SYNCHRONIZED BETWEEN ENGINES. CREW OBSERVED BLEED EVENT OF RIGHT ENGINE AND SUSPECTED SURGE. ENGINEERING CONCLUDES THERE WAS NO SURGE OR ENGINE MALFUNCTION.