Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 767246

Difficulty date
August 21, 2016
Submitted
August 30, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N767DA
Make and model
Boeing 767246
Aircraft serial
23213
Aircraft time
54,988 hours, 40,128 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AN INFLIGHT EMERGENCY WAS REPORTED DUE TO A ENGINE ROLL BACK. APPARENT EVENT OF ICE CRYSTAL ICING. RT ENG INDICATIONS OF IDLE, ENG ANTI ICE WAS ON, IN PRECIP. AND TURBULENCE, UNABLE TO HOLD FL390 ALTITUDE AND DECLARED EMERGENCY OF COMING OUT OF ALTITUDE ON 121.5. DEVIATED AND DESCENDED OUT OF WX AND CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OTHER AIRCRAFT. ENGINE ANTI ICE WAS ON DURING ENTIRE ENCOUNTER. ONCE THEY HAD CLEAR AIR THEY RETURNED TO TRACK. DURING THE EVENT THEY GOT HI STAGE TRIP ON RIGHT ENGINE THAT WOULD NOT CLEAR. FLIGHT CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON LANDING LOGBOOK ENTRIES WERE MADE FOR POSSIBLE ICE CRYSTAL ICING AND HI STAGE TRIP. INSPECTED ANTI ICE SYSTEM IAW AMM 30-21-02 AND BLEED SYSTEM AMM 36-10, NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. TROUBLESHOT IAW FIM36-10 F/T978, ACCOMPLISHED AIR SUPPLY BITE PROCEDURE IAW FIM 36-20 F/T 805. NO FAULTS NOTED AND SYSTEM OPERATED AS REQUIRED.