Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 28, 2025
Submitted
April 28, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N792FD
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26697
Aircraft time
76,771 hours, 29,240 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
7791005
Part serial
F24967
Condition
Faulted
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, A
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

FOLLOWING RIGHT ENGINE START, FLIGHT CREW NOTICED YELLOW FLASH ON RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT AS WELL AS LOSS OF N1 INDICATION ALONG WITH SMELL OF JET FUEL. NO FIRE WARNING WAS PRESENT ON EICAS. ENGINE WAS KEPT RUNNING FOR A SHORT TIME, BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN BY USE OF QRC AND QRH BACK COVER ENGINE FIRE ON GROUND CHECKLIST. GROUND CREW REPORTED SOME FIRE STILL PRESENT IN ENGINE CORE SO FIRE BOTTLE 1 WAS DISCHARGED. SUBSEQUENTLY, AMT CONNECTED VIA HEADSET AND RECOMMENDED MOTORING ENGINE. MOTORING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND SITUATION WAS STABILIZED AS CFR RESPONSE ARRIVED. POOLED FUEL IN ENGINE WAS STILL BURNING SO FIRE TRUCK SPRAYED WATER INTO ENGINE. FIRE WAS THEN EXTINGUISHED AND AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK INTO GATE. EMERGENCY DECLARED. AMM: 73-21-01-4 REPLACED FUEL CONTROL PER REFERENCE ABOVE. REQUIRES LEAK CHECK AND OPS RUN. AMM: 71-00-00-2 NO LEAKS NOTED ON DRY/WET MOTOR PER REFERENCE ABOVE. OPS NORMAL FOR ENGINE START AND IDLE FOR 5 MINUTES. OPS NORMAL AT THIS TIME. PREPPING FOR POWER RUN AT THIS TIME. AMM: 71-00-00-5 ENGINE RUN CHECKED NORMAL. ALL PARAMETERS WITHIN LIMITS AT THIS TIME PER REFERENCE ABOVE. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE