Service difficulty report · Stator Vane · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
December 1, 2017
Submitted
December 12, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
23016
Aircraft time
60,764 hours, 43,320 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680A
Engine time
56,652 hours, 43,562 cycles
Part
Stator Vane
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rt Compressor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD COMPRESSOR STALLS DURING CLIMB BETWEEN FL340 AND FL350. THE THROTTLE WAS RETARDED 10% AND THE COMPRESSOR STALLS STOPPED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE (GROUNDED) AND THE RIGHT ENGINE'S VARIABLE STATOR VANE SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. THE RIGHT ENGINE'S VARIABLE STATOR VANE FEEDBACK CABLE WAS ADJUSTED AND THE RIGHT ENGINE'S MAIN ENGINE CONTROL (MEC) AND COMPRESSOR INLET TEMPERATURE (CIT) SENSOR WERE REPLACED. THE CAUSE OF THE COMPRESSOR STALLS WAS THE VARIABLE STATOR VANE SYSTEM OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, A FAULTY CIT SENSOR, AND/OR A FAULTY MEC.