Service difficulty report · Governor · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
June 13, 2014
Submitted
July 8, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N926FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23323
Aircraft time
91,224 hours, 34,886 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Governor
Part number
FFG021BH
Part serial
1999016
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Eng Fuel Flow
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
E, L

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

What was found

THE RT ENGINE SPOOLED UP UNCOMMANDED WITH BOTH THROTTLES AT IDLE. WHEN ON FINAL AT 2000' AGL, 170 KNOTS, WITH LT ENG IN FLIGHT IDLE, THE RT ENGINE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1.33 EPR, 74% N1 590 EGT, N2, N3 & FUEL FLOW ALL CORRESPONDING TO THE RT ENG STABILIZED AT A HIGH PWR SETTING. THE LT ENGINE WAS NORMAL AT ALL TIMES. DURING SUBSEQUENT APPROACH THE RT ENGINE REMAINED AT A HIGH POWER SETTING WITH THE RT THROTTLE AT IDLE. QRH PROCEDURES FOLLOWED TO SHUTDOWN RT ENGINE. REPLACED RT ENGINE FUEL FLOW GOVERNOR IAW AMM 73-21-01-4-4.

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