Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
November 27, 2017
Submitted
November 30, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N794AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
23144
Aircraft time
57,538 hours, 44,649 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680A
Engine time
73,901 hours, 17,254 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PASSING THROUGH FLIGHT LEVEL 230, THE RIGHT ENGINE EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALLS. THE CREW COULD NOT RESTORE NORMAL ENGINE OPERATION VIA THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES. THE AIRPLANE WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND THE RIGHT ENGINE'S MAIN ENGINE CONTROL (MEC), HYDROMECHANICAL FAN INLET TEMPERATURE (T2) SENSOR, AND THE COMPRESSOR INLET TEMPERATURE (CIT) SENSOR WERE REPLACED. THE CAUSE OF THE COMPRESSOR STALLS WAS A FAULTY MEC, T2 SENSOR, AND/OR CIT SENSOR.