Service difficulty report · Control Box · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
July 28, 2024
Submitted
July 30, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18112
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27302
Aircraft time
102,476 hours, 24,254 cycles
Part
Control Box
Part number
44111115
Part serial
1366
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
80,657 hours, 18,200 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RETURN TO FIELD. EPR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 1.44 ON CLB CREW SAID THERE FELT TENSION ON THE TAKE OF POSITION ON THE LEFT THRUST HANDLE AND WHEN THE PILOT REMOVED HIS HAND THE THROTTLE PUSHED BACK ABOUT A KNOB, WHEN CHECKED HANDLE FELT TENSION ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY FORWARD AND WILL NOT GO TO FULL THROTTLE FOUND LOWER CONTROL BOX CABLE TEETH SKIPPED ON FFG. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE FFG LOWER CONTROL BOX. OPS AND RIG CHECK GOOD. PARTS USED: 19-7611-9-0003,QTY :1 ADD EMP:U285099 ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1309287 SN OFF 1366 BOX, CONTROL LI OFF 19-7611-9-0003 1366 ON 19-7611-9-0003 1717 RECOMMEND TO PERFORM TEST #13 TAKE-OFF POWER TEST. AMM 71-00-00-715-223-R03 TO CONFIRM TAKE-OFF EPR IS MET. PERFORMED TEST #13 TAKE-OFF POWER TEST. AMM 71-00-00-715-223-R03 MADE TAKE-OFF EPR AND LEVERS MATCHED.