Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
February 4, 2013
Submitted
February 5, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N781UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26945
Aircraft time
67,984 hours, 11,856 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Engine time
61,649 hours, 11,221 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
PW4077
Part serial
777052
Condition
Surges
Location
Left
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON ARRIVAL FLT 941-29. CREW REPORTED THE LEFT ENGINE SURGED AND RUMBLED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ALL THREE AT FLT LVL 28.0. AUTOTHROTTLES ON. ENGINE HAD NO EXCEEDENCES, EGT REPORTED TO BE HIGHER AND CLIMBING DURING ALL THREE EVENTS. ALSO DURING TAXI IN EGT ABOUT 70 DEG HIGHER ON LEFT ENGINE. ENGINE WAS NOT SHUTDOWN. ENGINE REPLACED.