Service difficulty report · Tt2 Sensor · Boeing 747122

Difficulty date
May 12, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N853FT
Make and model
Boeing 747122
Aircraft serial
19753
Engine
Pwa JT9D7A
Part
Tt2 Sensor
Part number
7344441
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

JUST PRIOR TO DESCENT, NR 1 ENG WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT BETWEEN FLIGHT LEVELS 35.0 AND 25.0. EPR .95; EGT 600 C; FUEL/FLOW 2700 N1 59 PERCENT. CREW TRIED A RAPID RESTART AT 250 KTS, NO HELP ENG ANTI-ICE ON ALL FUEL PUMPS, TRIED FUEL HEAT BOTH IGNITORS, 3 PACKS ETC (NO HELP). ENGINE STARTED TO RESPOND NORMALLY AFT FL 250 ON IT'S OWN. AFTER LANDING NR 1 (ENG) WOULD NOT SPOOL UP IN REVERSE. ALSO, ENG VERY SLOW TO SPOOL UP IN FORWARD THRUST. BLEED TT2 SENSOR, OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THROTTLE SATISFACTORY, REQUESTED CREW EVALUATION NEXT TAKEOFF. NO REOCCURENCE OF PROBLEM HKG/JFK LEGS. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN FUEL FILTER.