Service difficulty report · Fuel/Oil Cooler · Boeing 75723A

Difficulty date
October 2, 2009
Submitted
October 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N917FD
Make and model
Boeing 75723A
Aircraft serial
24291
Aircraft time
42,193 hours, 17,017 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Fuel/Oil Cooler
Part number
457311262
Part serial
FC22245
Condition
Dirty
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT, LT ENGINE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT. WHEN THROTTLE ADVANCED ENGINE ROLLED BACK. THRUST MANAGEMENT COMPUTOR BEGAN RECYCLING THROUGH CON, GA, TO MODES. CTR AUTOPILOT BECAME VERY SLUGGISH AND WOULD NOT RESPOND ENGINE, OK IN LOWER POWER BAND. REMOVED FUEL OIL COOLER AND DISASSEMBLED UNIT, FOUND LARGE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS ON THE INLET SIDE OF THE COOLER. INSPECTED TANKS FOR DEBRIS, FOUND FACE MASK IN O/B BAY OF LT CENTER HIP TANK MASK & FILTER DISINTERGRATED & CHARCOAL PARTICULATES SPILLING INTO TANKS.REMOVED MASK. FUEL COOLED OIL COOLERS, LP FUEL PUMPS, REPLACED ON BOTH ENGINES FUEL LINES INSPECTED, CLEANED/PURGED FUEL TANKS INSPECTED AND CLEANED

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