Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
June 20, 2013
Submitted
August 14, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N779UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26941
Aircraft time
68,984 hours, 12,163 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Unknown
Condition
Vibration
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE RUMBLING NOISE AT LOW POWER FELT AND HEARD. SEEMS TO SMOOTH OUT AT HIGHER POWER SETTINGS. N1 VIB IND 1.1. FOLLOWS THROTTLE MOVEMENT. ACOMPLISHED BORESCOPE INSP IAW MM 72-00-00. CHECKED ALL CHIP DETECTORS, NO DEFECT FOUND. RAN THE ENGINE IAW JRH 2-2-1, OK.