Service difficulty report · Probe · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
June 15, 2021
Submitted
June 18, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27122
Aircraft time
57,684 hours, 26,899 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Probe
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PASSING THROUGH 8-9000 FEET NOTICED EGT GAUGE TURN YELLOW SHOWING 806 DEGREES AND N1 GAUGE AT 101% ON LEFT ENGINE. LEFT ENGINE RUNNING MUCH HIGHER EPR THAN RIGHT ENGINE. DECIDED TO ATB TO CDG. AT LOWER POWER SETTINGS, LEFT ENGINE RAN BETTER MATCHING THE RIGHT ENGINE. LANDED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. PICTURES OF DEBRIS FOUND ATTACHED PICTURE OF ENG DISPLAY TAKEN BY PILOT IN FLIGHT WHERE WE SEE HIGHER FF, N1,EGT AND A LOW EPR P1 PROBE INSPECTION/CHECK PERFORMED IAW AMM 73-21-04-6 AND FOUND DEBRIS STUCK INSIDE. DISCONNECTED P1 AIR TUBES AT P1 AIR ACCUMULATOR AND AT FFG AND PURGED SYSTEM WITH DRY NITROGEN. P1 PROBE IS NOW CLEAR AND GOOD AIR FLOW AT ALL POINTS. RECONNECTED AIR TUBES IAW AMM 70-51-00-2. P1 SYSTEM AIR TUBE LEAK CHECK REQUIRED AND ENGINE RUN UP REQUIRED. RAN BOTH ENGINES PER JRH TO T.O.POWER PER MM 71-00-00-5-R,ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL.A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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