Service difficulty report · Mec · Boeing 7472F6B

Difficulty date
October 10, 2002
Submitted
October 25, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N535MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472F6B
Aircraft serial
21833
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Part
Mec
Part number
8062899
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 13,500 FEET AND ACCELERATING THROUGH 310 KTS, NR 4 ENGINE ROLLED BACK TO IDLE ACCOMPANIED BY A NOTICEABLE YAW. INSTRUMENTS CONFIRMED NR4 ENGINE HAD INDEED ROLLED BACK. AUTO THROTTLES WERE ENGAGED AT TIME. USING CLIMB POWER BUT NO THROTTLE INDUCEMENT OCCURRED ON ANY THROTTLE. SHORTLY AFTER ROLL BACK, ENGINE RESUMED ITS CLIMB POWER REVOLUTIONS. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. C/A: PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION AT LINKAGE, FOUND OK. CHECKED SPECIFIC GRAVITY READING 0.76. REPLACED MEC IAW MM. STATIC RIG CHECK ACCOMPLISHED. WET MOTORING PERFORMED OK. ACCOMPLISHED TEST NR 4 MAX POWER ASSURANCE TESTED, TEST SATISFACTORY. VSV TRACKING CHECK ON NR 4 ENGINE TO BE DONE, LATER CHECK.

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