Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
May 13, 2009
Submitted
May 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815EA
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22552
Aircraft time
56,284 hours, 35,030 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Pump
Part number
384300
Part serial
7331
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
3,338 hours, 2,396 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLT 720 FROM TOL TO ATL, DURING CLIMB-OUT THE NR 2 ENGINE FUEL FLOW BECAME ERRATIC, THE N1 AND N2 STARTED WINDING DOWN FOLLOWED BY COMPRESSOR STALL. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TOL WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP, FUEL CONTROL AND LUBRICATED SURGE BLEED VALVE. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.