Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 747400

Difficulty date
October 28, 2015
Submitted
October 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N742WA
Make and model
Boeing 747400
Aircraft serial
27071
Aircraft time
73,515 hours, 9,829 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Engine
Part number
40563
Part serial
727796
Condition
Shutdown
Location
Nr 1
Part time
52,143 hours, 7,599 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE LOST POWER, ALL OF ITS PARAMETERS DISPLAYED IDLE ON ECIAS. POWER RECOVERED IMMEDIATELY. MINUTES LATER SAME ENGINE LOST POWER AGAIN DURING CLIMB OUT. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS DISPLAYED IDLE ON ECIAS BUT THIS TIME POWER WAS NOT RECOVERED. ENGINE CHECKLIST PERFORMED BY CREW. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN IAW PROPER PROCEDURES. ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE SAFELY.

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