Service difficulty report · Balance Weight · Boeing 777F28

Difficulty date
September 27, 2014
Submitted
September 29, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N880FD
Make and model
Boeing 777F28
Aircraft serial
32967
Aircraft time
18,428 hours, 2,704 cycles
Engine
Ge GE90110B1
Engine time
2,697 hours, 2,787 cycles
Part
Balance Weight
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AS THE THROTTLES DECREASED AT TOP OF CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION THAT COULD BE FELT & HEARD. THE LT ENG N1 VIBRATION WAS 3.2, ALL OTHER PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL ON BOTH ENGS. RETARDING THE THROTTLE 10% N1 IN CRUISE AT FL310 DIMINISHED THE VIBRATION TO 1.7 N1. DIVERTED AT THE REQUEST OF GOC. PERFORMED NR ENG TRIM BALANCE IAW MM, FOUND WRONG BALANCE WEIGHT PN & HOLE BLADE NRS ARE SELECTED AT MAT. CHANGED PN & HOLE BLADE NRS TO ACTUAL CORRECT NRS. RUN ENGS & PERFORMED ENG VIB & RELOCATE THE BALANCE WEIGHT. RUN ENGS AGAIN & GOT FOLLOWING DATA 0.2 AT N1 76%, 0.3 AT N1 SERVICE.

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