Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
November 9, 2007
Submitted
November 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26921
Aircraft time
49,360 hours, 9,369 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Engine time
38,999 hours, 5,997 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Vibration
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON STARTING LEFT ENGINE, LOUD RUMBLING NOISE AND HEAVY VIBRATION FELT IN CABIN. RAN NUMEROUS DIAGNOSTIC TESTS ON LT ENGINE. NO ENGINE PROBLEM NOTED. DURING DRY MOTORING, AIR SURGES THROUGH ENG CORE, SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS APU SURGE CONTROL VALVE FAULT, ACCOMPLISHED NR 2 ENG START. ACCOMPLISHED DUAL ENG START FROM OUTSIDE AIR SOURCE, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ALL OPS NORMAL.