Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 16, 2016
Submitted
January 20, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24871
Aircraft time
86,520 hours, 25,299 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

AT APPROX 500 FT, LT ENG 1, AUTO ACCELERATED TO FULL POWER. ATTEMPTED TO REDUCE POWER, NO RESPONSE WHEN THROTTLE RETARDED. NO RESISTANCE IN THROTTLE LEVER. ACCOMPLISHED GO AROUND, SHUTDOWN NR 1 ENG & LANDED. R & R FUEL CONTROL NR 1 ENG IAW AMM 73-21-01. INSPECTED NR 1 ENG EEC TO FCU WIRING, PRIMARY & SECONDARY CHANNELS FOR CONTINUITY, OPEN, OR SHORTS TO GND. NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW WDM 71-51-12. TOMC R & R NR 1 ENG EEC IAW AMM 73-21-04. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED EXAM & CLEAN WATER TRAPS ON NR 1 ENG EEC PB SYS IAW AMM 73-21-04. LEAK & OPERATIONS CHECK OK, IDT CHECKED OK.