Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
February 9, 2018
Submitted
February 16, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N173AN
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
32399
Aircraft time
51,282 hours, 14,404 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Condition
Faulty
Location
Epr
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. PHL-AMS RETURNING TO PHL ACCOUNT ENGINE TRUST ASYMMETRY ISSUE. EMERGENCY DECLARED. AT FL 35.0 PILOT REPORTS LEFT ENGINE LOW POWER DUE TO HIGH EPR. LEFT HAND ENGINE EPR: 1.96, N1: 74.4, EGT: 474, N2: 74, N3: 77, F/F: 2.6. R/H ENG EPR:1.76, N1: 95.5, EGT: 648, N2: 88, N3: 86, F/F 5.4, TROUBLESHOOTING IN PROGRESS. REPLACED EPR TRANSMITTER HOSE AND 3-WAY VALVE PER AMM 77-11-01. (SEE NON-ROUTINE MIC 20558640 FOR CHAFED TRANSMITTER HOSE, REPLACED PER AMM 77-11-01 AND 20558642 FOR LEAKING 3-WAY ADAPTER TUBE AND VALVE ASSEMBLY REPLACED PER AMM 77-11-00-735-019-R00. PERFORMED P1 SYSTEM PRESSURE TEST PER CARD #4227.) POWER ASSURANCE CHECK OK PER 71-00-00.