Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
November 7, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23706
Part
Indicator
Part number
WL202EED6
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Part time
34,469 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BOS - FLT 258 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM BOS, THE NR 1 ENGINE OVERHEATED. CAPTAIN ACCOMPLISHED HANDBOOK PROCEDURES, THROTTLED BACK THE NR 1 ENGINE TO IDLE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT BOS AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE NR 1 ENGINE AT IDLE. NO INFLIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN OCCURRED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED RESISTANCE TEST PER MM FOR THE EGT SYSTEM. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED BOROSCOPE INSPECTION OF THE LOW PRESSURE TURBINE AND HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE ON THE NR 1 ENGINE. NO DEFECTS NOTED. RAN ENGINE UP TO POWER. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE EGT INDICATOR AS PRECAUTIONARY. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)

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