Service difficulty report · Hpc Vane · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 28, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N556UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26650
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Hpc Vane
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
19,570 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

RIGHT ENGINE FUEL FLOW AND EPR GAUGES STARTED SURGING PASSING THROUGH FL330 ON CLIMB. CREW ALSO FELT RIGHT ENGINE SURGING. FLIGHT DECENDED TO FL250 AND ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL INDICATIONS. FLIGHT RETURNED TO SFO WITH EQUIPMENT STANDING BY. *S/D* ENGINE WAS REPLACED DUE TO SURGING. DURING REPAIR AS ORDER NUMBER D345, IT WAS REPAIRED PER SFOEP FIX LETTER. ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS TO CHECK VSV AND 2.5 SYSTEMS. REMOVED THE FUEL CONTROL AND THE 14 STG CONVERTER VALVE. INVESTIGATIVE FINDINGS FOUND 6TH STG HPC VANES OUT OF RIG / SCHEDULE. THE 2.5 BLEED OUT OF RIG OPEN, AND THE BLEED RING AFT SEAL WORN AND LEAKING DUE TO AIR EROSION FROM BEING MISRIGGED.