Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
August 9, 2005
Submitted
August 10, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23566
Aircraft time
72,952 hours, 28,663 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Engine
Condition
Surges
Location
Left
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

DURING CLIMB, LT ENG SURGED. A/C DIVERTED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SEVERAL COMPONETS CHANGED INCLUDING NR 1 EEC, BVCU, AND SEVERAL OPERATIONAL TESTS PREFORMED. DISCOVERED TUBE MISSING FROM PF RAKE ON THE NR 1 ENGINE. A/C FERRIED FOR REPAIR. R & R PF RAKE ON NR 1 ENG. OPS TEST GOOD. COULD NOT CONFIRM FAILURE OF ESC. UNIT TESTED ONLY & PASSED ALL TESTS IAW CMM. NO FAULTS FOUND. BLEED VALVE CONTROLLER FAILED INCOMING TESTS. FOUND H1 FAULTY ON SIGNAL PROCESSOR BOARD. ALSO FOUND FATIGUED JOINTS ON TR4 & TR9 ON PUS2 BOARD. H1 PROCESSOR BOARD REPLACED & UNITED REPAIRED. UNIT PASSED OPS CHKS. ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED IAW CMM.

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