Service difficulty report · Fcu · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
May 27, 2008
Submitted
July 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N718TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
28486
Aircraft time
28,095 hours, 10,377 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
25,876 hours, 9,534 cycles
Part
Fcu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
25,876 hours, 9,534 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MAINTENANCE ATTEMPTING TO REPOSITION A/C STARTED NR 1 ENG AND TRIED TO ADVANCE THE THROTTLES WHEN THE ENGINE ROLLED BACK AND THEY HAD A TAIL PIPE FIRE WHICH THEY BLEW OUT. PERFORMED BORO, NO DAMAGE FOUND. REPLACED FCU AS PRECAUTIONARY. NO EPCS MESSAGES WERE FOUND. FOUND IGVS OUT OF RIG, ADJUSTED IGV'S AND VSV'S. DUE TO HISTORY MAINTENANCE FERRIED TO ATL FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT.