Service difficulty report · Compressor · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
March 29, 2024
Submitted
April 2, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N224UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30225
Aircraft time
84,075 hours, 9,837 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Compressor
Part number
PW4077BN4000
Condition
Stalled
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOTS REPORT COMPRESSOR STALL ON E1 AT ALTITUDE. WITH FLAMES OUT OF TAILPIPE REPORTED. ENGINE ROLLED BACK TO BELOW IDLE THEN RETURNED TO CRUISE POWER. AND NO DEBRIS IN LINE. WORKE FIM TO STEP C(5)A. ON ENGINE CHECK #6, 2.9 BLEED VLV CHECK, PS3 FILTER WAS CLEAN. TESTED LEFT STABI LITY 2.9 VALE PER STEP G(3)-(6) AND RIGHT START 2.9 VALVE PER ST EP E(2)(B)-(C). BOTH VALVES CLOSED SMOOTHLY AT APRROX 6PSI. MAT SHOWS 3 SURGES ON LEFT ENGINE WITH MAINTENANCE MESSAGE NO DAMAGE FOUND IN INLET OR EXHAUST CONE. PRECEDING WITH FIM PER FLIGHT CREW. ENGINE SURGED 3 TIMES IN FLIGHT AND LIGHTLY STARTED WORKING FIM 71-05TASK819. NO ENG EXCEEDANCES WERE RECORD ACCOMPLISHED PER AVO 12284 #1 ENG S/N 222045 ,BORO ITEM1A HPC 71-60431. 71-05 TASK 819 SURGED 2X ON DECENT IN TO DENVER. ED/ EPCS AND PERF MAINT PAGES RECORDED 2 SURGE EVENTS. DUE TO DI .NO LIMITING DEFECTS FOUND. FFERENCES IN BURNER PRESSURE ON EPCS AND PERF PAGES, ACP TEST OF BURNER PRESSURE LINE REF FIM 71-08TASK815. WATER TRAPS CLEAN AN ACP ALL E1 BORO INSPECTIONS 1 THRU 4 PER AVO12284, NO LIMITING DAMAGE FOUND.