Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 747200

Difficulty date
April 25, 2006
Submitted
April 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524UP
Make and model
Boeing 747200
Aircraft serial
21446
Aircraft time
71,026 hours, 18,935 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7J
Engine time
77,642 hours, 19,682 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
759000
Part serial
70234
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF NR 4 ENGINE EGT STARTED FLUCTUATING AND STARTED TO CLIMB PAST 900 DEGREES, REDUCED POWER TO 1.29 EPR. AFTER POWER REDUCTION TEMPERATURE WAS STILL 850 DEGREES, EPR WAS LOWER (1.25) THAN OTHER J ENGINES. ACFT RETURNED TO MIA AND MADE A SAFE LANDING. ACCOMPLISHED BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF LPC STAGE 4, HPC STAGE'S 5, 8, 9 AND 15, COMBUSTION CHAMBER, HPT STAGES 1 & 2, LPT STAGES 3 & 6, NO DEFECTS NOTED PER MM 72-00-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE FUEL CONTROL PER MM 73-21-01 PAGE 401. PERFORMED ENGINE TRIM TEST PER MM 71-00-00 PAGE 501 TEST NR 9. ENGINE TEST SATISFACTORY, AIRCRAFT RELEASED TO SERVICE.

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