Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 27, 2007
Submitted
October 3, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N511UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24799
Aircraft time
56,799 hours, 21,242 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
54,833 hours, 18,397 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
TX
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

PER CREW, ENG WOULDN'T SHUTDOWN, HAD TO CYCLE FUEL CUTOFF SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES TO GET ENG TO SHUT DOWN. ALSO HAD A LOT OF FUEL VAPOR COMING OUT OF TAILPIPE. ENGINE WAS PUT THROUGH SEVERAL START/STOP SEQUENCES AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THIS AIRCRAFT ENGINE HAS NOT FAULTED SINCE THIS ORIGINAL REPORT.