Service difficulty report · Tape · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
September 30, 2022
Submitted
October 3, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N955FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
29114
Aircraft time
36,387 hours, 22,107 cycles
Part
Tape
Condition
Missing
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE SURGED BRIEFLY DURING TO. DURING CLIMB AT 15,000 SURGING HAPPENED AGAIN 1.30 TO 1.48. FUEL FLOW, EGT FOLLOWED EPR. N1, N2 AND N3 SURGED ENOUGH TO YAW AIRCRAFT BUT DID NOT SURGE AS QUICKLY AT EPR, FUEL FLOW, AND EGT. SURGING HAPPENED IN CRUISE, DESCENT, IDLE AND APPROACH. AT FLIGHT IDLE IN DESCENT EGT SURGED FROM 330 TO 410 AND THEN BACK TO 330. FOUND AERODYNAMIC TAPE MISSING AT LEFT PF RAKE PITOT HEAD. REINSTALLED TAPE REF WRI 77-11/6909 AMM 77-11-04-2. RAN LH ENG REF B-757 JRH. ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL. FOUND AERODYNAMIC TAPE MISSING AT LEFT PF RAKE PITOT HEAD. REINSTALLED TAPE REF WRI 77-11/6909 AMM 77-11-04-2. RAN LH ENG REF B-757 JRH. ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL.