Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
December 27, 2005
Submitted
January 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24392
Aircraft time
55,150 hours, 25,911 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
51,827 hours, 24,449 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
PW2037RTC
Part serial
716517
Condition
Surges
Location
Nr 1
Part time
51,827 hours, 24,449 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER POWER PUSHED UP TO TAKEOFF NR 1 ENG STARTED SURGING FROM 1.08 TO 1.15 EPR. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS ALSO SURGING. SURGED 4 TIMES PULLED POWER BACK AND ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 40KTS. SHUT ENG DOWN. THOROUGHLY INSPECTED AND TESTED ENGINE, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE.