Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
January 21, 2002
Submitted
January 28, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N951PG
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
22185
Aircraft time
49,669 hours, 25,579 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535C37
Engine time
29,545 hours, 13,476 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
44A2562
Part serial
3075
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
29,545 hours, 1,379 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
W
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TAKE OFF LEFT ENGINE N3 WENT TO OVER SPEED AND SHOWED DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ENGINE PARAMETERS, LH ENGINE HIGHER THAN THE RT, THE ENGINE DIDN’T SHUT DOWN, THE CREW PROCEEDED TO RETURN TO EDR. CORRECTIVE ACTION: PERFORMED BITE TO BVCU, FOUND ALTITUDE SWITCH FAIL CODE; THE ALTITUDE SWITCH S1042 WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 75-32-07 ADDITIONALLY, SWAPPED THE FUEL FLOW GOVERNOR IAW AMM 76-11-000 PAGE 532 ALSO PERFORMED RIGGING TO FUEL FLOW SYSTEM IAW AMM 71-11-00, LH ENGINE RUN UP PERFORMED IAW AMM 71-00-00, WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS.