Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
March 17, 2005
Submitted
March 21, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N183AN
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
29593
Part
Sensor
Part number
ETPU10003C
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MIA - INFLIGHT LEFT HAND ENGINE BEGAN HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION AND OVER TEMPERATURE AT 230 IN HEAVY PRECIPITATION. POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AND DESCENT ACCOMPLISHED BUT OVER TEMPERATURE CONTINUED TO MAX ENGINE GENERATOR TEMPERATURE OF 900C. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN PER QRH PROCEDURE AND UNEVENTFUL FOR SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH. VISUALLY INSPECTED INLET AND EXHAUST NO DAMAGE NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED BOROSCOPE OF HPC HPT IPT AND LPT ACCOMPLISHED BITE CHECK OF EEC BVCU TPU AND AVM MONITOR. REPLACED AVM MONITOR AND ACCELORMETER. REPLACED BVCU AND TPU. REPLACED TPU SENSOR AND DEDICATED GENERATOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.