Service difficulty report · Governor · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
August 22, 2019
Submitted
August 27, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N189AN
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
32383
Aircraft time
63,585 hours, 15,942 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4B3
Part
Governor
Part number
FFG052AC
Part serial
13070422
Condition
Unreliable
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS ON INITIAL ROLL, HAD A LAG ON THE RIGHT ENGINE AND DECIDED TO ABORT TAKEOFF. TAXIED OFF ACTIVE RUNWAY AND DID A RUNUP AND ALL ENGINES WERE PERFORMING AS NORMAL, CREW DECIDED TO ATTEMPT ANOTHER TAKEOFF. TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL UNTIL V1 AND THE RIGHT ENGINE STARTED TO LAG AGAIN, THE CREW TOOK OFF AND IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO HOLD. THE RIGHT ENGINE ON TAKEOFF AND CLIMB WAS OPERATING AT 30% LESS POWER THAN THE LEFT ENGINE. THE CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO SNN AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF ENGINE PROBLEMS ON AN ATLANTIC CROSSING WAS PROBABLE. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE FUEL FLOW GOVERNOR IAW JOBCARD 73-94-01 / 19L40073001. ENGINE OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.