Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 737275

Difficulty date
August 1, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737275
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
7436024
Condition
Faulty
Location
#2 Engine
Part time
40,705 hours
Component
Hamstd
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D, C

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

What was found

(CAN) ON TAKEOFF, ADVANCED THRUST LEVERS TO NORMAL SPOOL UP POSITION, ENGINE ACCELERATION NORMAL, CONTINUED TO ADVANCE THRUST LEVERS, #2 ENGINE ACCELERATION WAS A LITTLE SLOWER THAN #1 ENGINE, THEN AS THRUST LEVERS ADVANCED, #2 ENGINE ASSUMED CONTINUOUS POWER ON ITS OWN UP TO 2.1 EPR (12 SECONDS). EGT WAS ALMOST ALWAYS IN THE GREEN BAND. TAKEOFF WAS REJECTED AT 70 KNOTS. #2 ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO THRUST LEVER POSITION. THE #2 ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT AND THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WERE REPLACED. THE #2 ENGINE WAS RUN UP SERVICEABLE. CERTAIN INTERNAL FAILURES OF THE FCU WILL, AS A FAIL SAFE FEATURE, DRIVE THE SYSTEM TO A "MAXIMUM CONTINUOUS" POWER SETTING.