Service difficulty report · Fcu · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
June 2, 2005
Submitted
June 3, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308AS
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
22002
Aircraft time
46,988 hours, 31,779 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Engine time
53,508 hours, 37,252 cycles
Part
Fcu
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
53,508 hours, 37,252 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, E
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

FLT 722 FROM TOL TO RDU. IN CRUISE AT FL310, CREW NOTED POWER LOSS OF NR 2 ENGINE ACCOMPANIED BY EPR FLUXUATION, COMPRESSOR STALL, AND VIBRATION. CREW REDUCED POWER SETTING TO IDLE AND PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TOL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND AND DRAINED MOISTURE IN THE NR 2 ENGINE FCU, VERSALUBED FCU BELLOWS, LUBED ANTI-SURGEBLEED VALVES, CHECKED PS3 STRAINER AND FOUND NO DEFECTS, REPLACED OIL FILTER AS A PRECAUTION AND FOUND NO CONTAMINATION, INSPECTED INLET AND EXHAUST AND FOUND NO DAMAGE, AND PERFORMED GROUND HIGH POWER RUN WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. CONDUCTED ACCEPTANCE FLIGHT TO FL 310 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.