Service difficulty report · Eec · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
November 8, 2006
Submitted
November 15, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N931UW
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
27148
Aircraft time
45,472 hours, 18,599 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Engine time
46,450 hours, 19,824 cycles
Part
Eec
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 1041, STT-CLT: APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM STT THE FLIGHT CREW SENT AN ACARS MESSAGE STATING: LOST THE AUTO THROTTLE, RIGHT EEC AND RIGHT ENGINE LIMITER. ALSO, THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS RUNNING ABOUT 140 DEGREES HOTTER THAN THE LEFT ENGINE. THE EGT CONTINUED TO CLIMB ON THE RIGHT ENGINE AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO SJU. A/C MAINTENANCE FERRIED TO CLT, WHERE A CHAFED WIRE WAS FOUND ON THE FUEL TRANSIENT UNIT. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE WIRE. NO FURTHER FAULTS.