Service difficulty report · Governor · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
November 5, 2013
Submitted
November 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N942UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27807
Aircraft time
62,553 hours, 23,239 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Engine time
61,829 hours, 23,439 cycles
Part
Governor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENROUTE, LEFT ENGINE ROLLED BACK TO SUB-IDLE ON ROLLOUT. AFTER LANDING, LT ENGINE DROPPED OFFLINE. LT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE 10 PSI (RED). LT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. REPLACED BVCU, TPU & N3 TACH IAW AMM. INSPECTED P4 LINE, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. BVCU UNIT PASSED INCOMING TESTS, NO FAULT FOUND. SOLDERED AT PINS 6, 14, R5 & R6 ON PL2 CONNECTOR & PINS 92, 94, R5, R6 & IC1 ON FM1 CIRCUIT BOARD. R & R WORN GROUND STRAP & PEELING PLACARDS. THE STATOR FAILS OHMS TEST & THE BEARINGS WERE DIRTY. STATOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED, UNIT OVERHAULED. FFG UNKNOWN IF REASON FOR RETURN IS DUE TO DISCREPANCY FOUND. FOUND BUFFER PISTON BORE IN CDP, GOV BODY ASSEMBLY & BUFFER PISTON WORN.

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