Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 757200

Difficulty date
January 5, 2005
Submitted
January 6, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 757200
Aircraft serial
29611
Aircraft time
9,009 hours, 9,907 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037M
Engine time
28,200 hours, 19,064 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

A/C WAS NORMAL OPERATION AFTER TAKE OFF. WHILE ALTITUDE 35000 FEET, THE PILOT TRIED TO CONTACT CONTROL CENTER BY HF RADIO. BUT AFTER DECREASE AIR SPEED TO 230 NM , RT ENG GOT SHUTDOWN. THE PILOT IAW QRH LOWER ALTITUDE TO 18000 FEET, FINISHED RT ENH START PROCEDURE. AFTER THAT, PILOT CHECK RT ENG INSTRUMENT SHOWED NORMAL. THE A/C LANDED SAFELY AT 14:13(LOCAL TIME). AFTER A/C LANDED, THE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED FUNCTION CHECK WAS NORMAL. NEXT DAY (JAN 06),6 TECHNICIANS FROM TAIPEI TO PALAU FOR BORESCOPE INSPECTION, AND MORE TEST AS FOLLOWS: PERFORMED BORESCOPE INSPECTION OK, IAW AMM 73-00-00 REPLACED FCU (FUEL CONTROL UNIT). CHECK ALL ENG CONCERNED WIRE AND CABLE OK. RUNNING ENG TEST OK.

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