Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 767231

Difficulty date
July 31, 2024
Submitted
August 1, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650GT
Make and model
Boeing 767231
Aircraft serial
22566
Aircraft time
93,897 hours, 27,859 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Engine time
61,012 hours, 15,971 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
7863331
Part serial
3646
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 500
Part time
61,738 hours, 19,352 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

IN CRUISE AT FL350, LT ENG SURGING .3 N1 INCREASING TO .6 N1 FLUXUATION BY THE TIME OF SHUTDOWN IAW QRH. FLUXUATION REFLECTED IN EPR, FF, & OIL PRESS. PER QRH. ENG SHUTDOWN & CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & DIVERTED TO DFW . AFTER LANDING MTX GROUNDED ACFT. PERFORMED LT ENG RUN UP IAW AMM 71-00-00. PERF OPS CHECK OF LT ENG EEC ON & OFF IAW AMM 73-21-07. CONDITION REMAINS, INDICATION FLUCTUATED EITHER EEC ON OR OFF. C/W FIM 71-05 FT 822. INSPECTED ENG OIL CHIP DETECTOR, NO CONTAMINATION. INSPECTED MAIN OIL FILTER, NO CONTAMINATION. R & R TT2 SENSOR IAW AMM 73-21-05 PER FIM 73-21-FT 811. PERFORMED ENG RUNS IAW 71-00-00. ADJUSTED MIN IDLE IAW AMM 71-01-00 TO MATCH TRIM TABLE. OPS CHK GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.