Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 747249F

Difficulty date
January 13, 2002
Submitted
January 15, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920FT
Make and model
Boeing 747249F
Aircraft serial
22237
Aircraft time
69,496 hours, 17,096 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
ED7472017
Part serial
HE72464
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON APPLICATION OF PWR AT T/O NR 3 ENG NOT ACCELERATING TO 1.58 EPR SETTING. T/O DISCONTINUED. REMOVED AND REPLACED TT2 SENSOR PER 73-21-04. LEAK CKS GOOD BUT NO HELP. ON ENG RUN IDLE TO 80 PERCENT, N1 TOOK 4.5 SECS, EPR LAGGED AND STABILIZED - TOOK 10 SECS FROM 80 PERCENT N1 TO IDLE. N1 & N2 DROPPED W/IN TIME BUT EPR WAS SLOW TO COME DOWN. STAYED AT 1.30 W/ N1 & N2 AT IDLE SPEEDS. EPR PROBLEM SUSPECTED. SWAPPED EPR GAUGES, NO HELP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EPR TRANSMITTER PER 77-11-02. ALL PARAMETERS W/IN RANGE PER 71-00-00 TEST 9.