Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 27, 2006
Submitted
July 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N543UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25698
Aircraft time
55,427 hours, 16,204 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RETURN TO FIELD DUE TO LT ENGINE EPR FLUX. LT ENGINE EPR FLUCTUATED FROM 1.3 TO 1.55. FELT YAW. LINE ACCOMPLISHED VISUAL CHECK OF ENGINE INLET AND EXHAUST AND FOUND NO DAMAGE, ENGINE RUN ACCOMPLISHED AT 1.41 EPR, CYCLED PNEU. BLEED, ENGINE RUN PARAMETERS ALL NORMAL, NO FLUCTUATIONS NOTED, RETURNED THE ENGINE BACK TO SERVICE. ON JULY 15 CREW REPORTED NR 1 ENG SURGED TWICE JUST MOMENTARILY IN CLIMB APROX 300 FT. REPLACED EEC, FMU AND SVA WITHOUT ESTABLISHING ANY PART DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS INCIDENT.