Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
August 9, 2003
Submitted
August 26, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N194DN
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
28451
Aircraft time
28,386 hours, 4,509 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Engine time
40,468 hours, 7,685 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
8010003
Part serial
F37970
Condition
Surges
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

3 HRS INTO FLT LEFT ENG STARTED SURGING LEFT EPR CYCLES. BETWEEN 1. 20 - 1.23 N1 CYCLES WITH THROTTLES RETARDED 80.5 TO 81.8 ALL OTHER ENG PARMETERS CYCLING IN SIMILAR RANGE FLT LEVEL 320 TRYED ALT EEC BUT NO HELP HAD NO EFFECT FUEL FUEL FLOW 4520-4650 STABILIZED AT 13K FEET - REPLACED FUEL METERING UNIT.