Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 767201

Difficulty date
June 9, 2001
Submitted
August 14, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N647US
Make and model
Boeing 767201
Aircraft serial
23899
Engine
Ge CF680C2B2
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

LAX - DESCENT THRU FL170 INTO LAX, CREW REPORTED THE NR 2 ENGINE HAD UNSPOOLED AND HAD NO THROTTLE RESPONSE DURING A 1,500 FPM DESCENT. NO RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED. NO OTHER ENGINE ABNORMAL INDICATIONS NOTED. CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.MX STARTED ENGINE ON THE GROUND. TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES LEAD MX TO RETURN THE ENGINE TO SERVICE AS NO WATER WAS FOUND IN THE A/C FUEL SUMPS, THE INLET/EXHAUST INSP FOUND NO FOD OR PARTICLES, CHIP DETECTORS/FILTERS WERE CLEAN AND THE ENGINE HIGH POWER RUNS WERE ACCEPTABLE. MX DID REMOVE AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER AS PRECAUTION. LEAK CHECK AND POWER RUN GOOD. (M)