Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 777224

Difficulty date
August 7, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77012
Make and model
Boeing 777224
Aircraft serial
29860
Engine
Ge GE9092B
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 1 ENG FLAME-OUT ON DESCENT, ENG RESTART UNSUCCESSFUL. MX R & R THE HMU & EEC. ENG BOROSCOPE WAS PERFORMED, NO TROUBLE FOUND. FUEL STRAINER & MAIN FUEL FILTER REMOVED & INSPECTED, CHECKED GOOD. A FUEL SAMPLE SUBMITTED TO BOEING. TEST FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED. FUEL SAMPLE ANALYSIS DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY ABNORMALITIES. HMU WAS TESTED & DISASSEMBLED AT THE VENDOR FACILITY & NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. EEC WAS SENT TO THE VENDOR FOR TESTING & RETRIEVAL OF NVM, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. THE QAR/ACMF DATA WAS STUDIED IN DETAIL WITH INCONCLUSIVE RESULTS. THE CAUSE FOR DISCREPANCY IS NOT UNDERSTOOD. BOEING IS CONSIDERING ADDING ADDITIONAL SIGNALS TO THE DFDR AND QAR SYSTEMS.