Service difficulty report · Gen Contl Unit · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
February 19, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N618AU
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22210
Part
Gen Contl Unit
Part number
47385
Condition
Failed
Location
Right Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SFO - FL 76 - DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM SFO, FAINT OIL SMELL NOTED IN CABIN. PASSING THROUGH FL 220, THE EICAS MESSAGES 'R ENG EEC' AND 'R ENG LIMITER' APPEARED, AS WELL AS THE EEC 'INOP' LIGHT. THE RIGHT EGT WAS NOTED TO BE IN THE YELLOW RANGE. FLIGHT RETURNED TO SFO AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER RIGHT ENGINE DEDICATED GENERATOR CONTROL UNITS. (M)