Service difficulty report · Bearing Support · Boeing 75723N

Difficulty date
May 8, 2012
Submitted
May 10, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N205UW
Make and model
Boeing 75723N
Aircraft serial
30887
Aircraft time
36,810 hours, 10,690 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Engine time
51,368 hours, 20,595 cycles
Part
Bearing Support
Part number
3318046
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Governor
Component
Governor · Woodward
Component part number
FFG021BH
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

YQX FLT 725 EN ROUTE DUB TO CLT. R ENGINE EXCEEDED LIMITS/OVERSPEED (AT CRUISE ALTITUDE). PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURES. R ENG TEMP REMAINED HIGH (AT RED) WHEN THRUST LEVER RETARDED. R ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO YQX AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SINGLE ENGINE TIME WAS 90 MINUTES. ACCOMPLISHED FIM TASKS FOR "NO RESPONSE TO THRUST MOVEMENT", AND "N1 OVERSPEED FAULT" ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. ALSO ACCOMPLISHED A RIGHT ENGINE LP TURBINE BORESCOPE. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED TASKS LED TO FFG REPLACEMENT. REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE FUEL FLOW GOVERNOR. RIGHT ENG OPERATES NORMAL. ALL PARAMETERS ARE NORMAL. LPV BEARING SEAT BROKEN. REPLACED LPV BEARING SEAT.

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