Service difficulty report · Seal Plate · Boeing 757204

Difficulty date
October 23, 2014
Submitted
October 29, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906NV
Make and model
Boeing 757204
Aircraft serial
27236
Aircraft time
67,967 hours, 24,133 cycles
Part
Seal Plate
Part number
LK77157
Part serial
1240939
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT APPROX 4000 FT MSL WITH CLIMB THRUST SET AT APPROX 1.57 EPR, THE LT ENG EXHIBITED A LOUD BANG & SHUDDER WITH LOSS OF THRUST SIMILAR TO A COMPRESSOR STALL. EGT DISPLAY TURNED RED & REACHED A MAX VALUE OF 920C. THRUST LEVER WAS IMMEDIATELY RETARDED TO IDLE & THE VIBRATIONS CEASED. ALL OTHER PARAMETERS RETURNED TO NORMAL. FOLLOWED QRH & PER GUIDANCE, LEFT THE ENG RUNNING & RETURNED TO FIELD, LANDING WAS NORMAL. LEFT THRUST REVERSER WAS NOT USED. PERFORMED FIM 75-32 FAULT TREE 824 CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR FAULT CODE 04. RANG WIRES FROM BVCU TO TPU & TO PLA, ALL CHECKED OKAY. IAW FIM ACTIONS REMOVED HP & IP SOLENOID CONNECTOR TO RING SOLENOID COILS. ALL RING BETWEEN 93 OHMS TO 96 OHMS. REINSTALLED HP & IP SOLENOID CONNECTOR IAW WDM 75-51-11. R & R LT ENG INBD HP3 BLEED VLV SEAL PLATE ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 75-32-02. R & R LT ENG TPU IAW MM 75-32-15 PG 401. SEE LOG PG 507093 FOR TPU ADJUSTMENT TEST.