Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
November 8, 2023
Submitted
November 10, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37318
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
67602
Aircraft time
40 hours, 21 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
2492M62P03
Part serial
ELW11730
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Flow
Part time
44 hours, 24 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

NUMBER 1 ENGINE FAILED AT FL370 PILOT SAID ALL THE LEFT ENGINE DISPLAY INDICATIONS STARTED FLASHING AND ABOUT A MINUTE LATER THE ENGINE ROLLED BACK TO IDLE THEN THEY SHUT IT DOWN. THEY SAID OIL PRESSURE SEEMED TO BE NORMAL. AND THEY NOTICED THE #1 ENGINE FUEL FLOW WAS 3.8 AND #2 WAS 2.4. ALSO MENTIONED THE LEFT TANK QUANITY WAS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN THE RIGHT. ADDED PICTURES OF FAULTS FOUND 2 BOLTS ON OUTPUT LINE OF FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER LOOSE. TIGHTENED BOLTS TO SPECS IN AMM 73-31-01-400-801. TWO BOLTS WERE LOOSE ON FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER ALL BOLTS, THREADS AND HELI COILS ON FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER ARE INTACT AND BOLTS WERE TIGHTENED BACK TO SPECS TRANSMITTER, FU OFF 42-7331-9-0001 1730 ON 0000 TRANSMITTER, FU OFF 42-7331-9-0001 1730 ON 42-7331-9-0001 0972 REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 ENGINE FUEL FLOW XMITTER I.A.W. AMM 73-31-01-400-801-G00 PERFORMED ENGINE IDLE TEST. TEST PASSED. LEAK CHECK GOOD. PARTS USED: 42-7331-9-0001,QTY :1 ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1039422 SN OFF 1730.

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