Service difficulty report · Egt Indication · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
March 20, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N40127
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
28968
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Egt Indication
Condition
High
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
M, Y
Precautionary procedure
A, D

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

What was found

THE LEFT EEC AND LEFT ELC EICAS MESSAGES ILLUMINATED AS THE LEFT ENGINE EGT EXCEEDED REDLINE AND AUTO SHUTDOWN WHILE CLIMBING OUT AT 16,000 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO GUM WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING.