Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
February 15, 2009
Submitted
February 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N631DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23612
Aircraft time
70,075 hours, 33,238 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
59,497 hours, 27,571 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Surges
Location
Nr 1
Part time
59,497 hours, 27,571 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

THE CREW ADVISED THE ENGINE WAS SURGING WITH PRI AND SEC CONTROL IN FLIGHT (EEC, P SVA OR FCU/EEC /EEC P SVA/EEC) FLT CREW LOST CONTROL OF THE ENGINE ON DESCENT. THEY GOT EICAS MGS (L ENG STATOR AND ENG CONTROL). THEY DID DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENG EEC PER M/M. BORESCOPED NR 1 ENGINE FOR IN FLIGHT COMPRESSOR STALL PER FIM. REPLACED LT ENGINE FUEL CONTROL PER M/M. GOT SVA F/B INT ON EPCS DURING ENGINE RUN. FOUND D4868 DAMAGE. REPLACED SAME PER BSWPM. REPLACED NR 1 ENG SVA PER AMM/FIM TEST 14 AND EEC TEST NR 7. RAN NR 1 ENG AT ALL PWR.