B744 Engine run up

[Mariner]

I had to do an engine run up today, to find out which engine was causing an oil smell in the cabin.
I assume Boeing gives guidance on allowable power settings with a given fuel load (or aircraft weight). But I don't have an AMM available.
Anyone have one handy?

We managed by the way. Just for a next time

[Brigantee]

You havent got a AMM??? ..... Unbelivable....Your maintaining aircraft yet you havent got access to to the relevant maintenance documentation legally required to do so , God help us

[NSEU]

I can't recall there being any values for stability in the AMM for this. I vaguely recall we had engine run documentation which provided this. Sorry, I've been out of the industry for a while.
However, the AMM did say that there should be sufficient fuel in the tanks by the end of the run to still cover the hydraulic fluid heat exchangers (900kg in outboard mains, 2450kg in inboard mains)

Rgds
NSEU

[Mariner]

Thanks NSEU.

[spannersatcx]

as the saying goes, never assume....!

71-00-00-862-031-D00 for minimum weight, thrust balancing and c of g limits!

Table 204. Minimum Gross Weight for Engine Operation (747–400 With RB211 Engines 1 and 4)

Minimum Gross Weight for Engine Operation (High Power)*[1]

Power Level Test Engine
Minimum Airplane Gross Weight*[2]
Power Level for Opposite Engine*[3]
Maximum C.G. (%M.A.C)*[4]

Minimum Idle
350,000 lb (158,757 kg)
0.0
33

Approach Idle
350,000 lb (158,757 kg)
0.0
33

1.174 EPR
350,000 lb (158,757 kg)
0.0
27

1.174 EPR
530,000 lb (240,404 kg)
0.0
33

1.174 EPR
350,000 lb (158,757 kg)
1.174 EPR
33

1.358 EPR
350,000 lb (158,757 kg)
0.0
10

1.358 EPR
750,000 lb (340,194 kg)
0.0
28.5

1.358 EPR
350,000 lb (158,757 kg)
1.174 EPR
31

1.358 EPR
405,000 lb (183,705 kg)
1.174 EPR
33

1.6 EPR
350,000 lb (158,757 kg)
1.174 EPR
11

1.6 EPR
750,000 lb (340,194 kg)
1.174 EPR
28

[NSEU]

Well, that was a surprise, Spanners :P

I assume the higher fuel weights are to cover the wider range of CGs? Perhaps if the aircraft is loaded for a flight, has a large aft CG, and has a last minute engine problem?

[pocker pipty]

I agree with Brigantee

[Old Fella]

Mariner and the AMM

For those of you bagging Mariner, he is a pilot, not a LAME and I suspect he was requested to run engines either individually, or individually supply the pneumatic system, to determine which engine his aircraft may have been getting contaminated bleed air from.

[NSEU]

Still sounds dodgy...

What if he hadn't "managed"?

Who was downstairs? Where were the tests being carried out? Why wasn't engineering doing the tests?

[bcgallacher]

I was taxi/runup qualified on 747 100,200 and 300 with Rolls,Pratt and GE engines.during initial and recurrent training over the years I was never instructed on EPR or N1 limits with regard to aircraft gross weight - is this something that has been made applicable to 400 series only?

[Goldenrivett]

is this something that has been made applicable to 400 series only?

Oh no - definitely not.

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...340-60-319969/

[bcgallacher]

i do not see any relevance to gross weight - the problem seemed to be lack of chocks and incompetence.

[Mariner]

Originally Posted by Old Fella

For those of you bagging Mariner, he is a pilot, not a LAME and I suspect he was requested to run engines either individually, or individually supply the pneumatic system, to determine which engine his aircraft may have been getting contaminated bleed air from.

That was indeed the case Old Fella 😎

And thanks Spannersatcx, that was helpfull. 👍
Looking back, we stayed well within those parameters, even though we had PW4000 engines.

And we did find the culprit, so the mission was succesfull.

[spannersatcx]

Table 202. Minimum Gross Weight for Engine Operation (747–400 With PW4000 Engines 1 and 4)

Minimum Gross Weight for Engine Operation (High Power)*[1]

Power Level Test Engine
Minimum Airplane Gross Weight*[2]
Power Level for Opposite Engine*[3]
Maximum C.G. (%M.A.C)*[4]

747–400B
EPR

Minimum Idle
350,000 lb (158,757 kg)
0.0
33

Approach Idle
350,000 lb (158,757 kg)
0.0
33

1.088 EPR
350,000 lb (158,757 kg)
0.0
27

1.088 EPR
530,000 lb (240,404 kg)
0.0
33

1.088 EPR
350,000 lb (158,757 kg)
1.088 EPR
33

1.207 EPR
350,000 lb (158,757 kg)
0.0
10

1.207 EPR
750,000 lb (340,194 kg)
0.0
28

1.207 EPR
350,000 lb (158,757 kg)
1.088 EPR
31

1.207 EPR
405,000 lb (183,705 kg)
1.088 EPR
33

1.6 EPR
550,000 lb (249,476 kg)
1.088 EPR
14

1.6 EPR
750,000 lb (340,194 kg)
1.088 EPR
22

[tdracer]

Being a quad, there is less concern with a 747 jumping the chocks during a high power run than with the big twins like the 767 and 777. Rather, the primary concern is with the side forces on the nose wheels.

Many years ago, I was in the flight deck on a 767 during high power trim runs when the nose gear moved sideways - I was mildly amazed at how quickly the engine run guy had the throttles at idle .
There had been a hydraulic fluid spill near the nose and the tires slipped on the hydraulic fluid. The ground crew reported the nose had moved about six inches - those of us in the flight deck thought it had been more like six feet .

[aeromech3]

Just a suggestion but the oil consumption run would be a way of determining this fault, of course running up to 4 engines at power can be impractical and costly so some idea from oil uplifts should narrow the field, older cold air units with oil sumps can produce this problem and the APU has to be eliminated but usually this smell occurs during take off and early climb out. Even the quad B744 will need an opposite balancing engine when power is applied.

[JammedStab]

Originally Posted by tdracer

Being a quad, there is less concern with a 747 jumping the chocks during a high power run than with the big twins like the 767 and 777. Rather, the primary concern is with the side forces on the nose wheels.

Many years ago, I was in the flight deck on a 767 during high power trim runs when the nose gear moved sideways - I was mildly amazed at how quickly the engine run guy had the throttles at idle .
There had been a hydraulic fluid spill near the nose and the tires slipped on the hydraulic fluid. The ground crew reported the nose had moved about six inches - those of us in the flight deck thought it had been more like six feet .

You are correct that asymmetric thrust is a high concern on the 777. In fact, it has something called Thrust Control Malfunction Protection. The EEC provides protection against an uncontrolled high thrust malfunction during ground operation and automatically shuts down the affected engine when the thrust lever is at idle, and the engine is above idle speed and not decelerating normally.

[Mariner]

Originally Posted by aeromech3

Just a suggestion but the oil consumption run would be a way of determining this fault, of course running up to 4 engines at power can be impractical and costly so some idea from oil uplifts should narrow the field, older cold air units with oil sumps can produce this problem and the APU has to be eliminated but usually this smell occurs during take off and early climb out. Even the quad B744 will need an opposite balancing engine when power is applied.

Eng3 was already suspect due to it's higher oil consumption.
And the oil smell actually occured during descent and taxi in on the previous sector, which was a bit puzzling. Oil leakage is a known problem on the P&W 4000 series, and there are a number of SB's about oil leakage caused by carbon seal wear and coking.

The engine was subsequently replaced, so the complaint has been closed. It had been due for replacement at the end of the month anyway.

[tdracer]

In fact, it has something called Thrust Control Malfunction Protection.

Yes, I'm very familiar with "TCMA" - although not all 777s have it, only the GE90-110B/115B. TCMA doesn't exist on the earlier GE90 or Pratt/Rolls powered 777s. It is however basic on all the newer models - 787 (both engines) and 747-8 - and both the 737Max and 777X will have TCMA.
It's not really there for ground runs (though it would still be of benefit if an engine ran away uncontrolled) - it's there for takeoff or landing where an uncontrollable high thrust event could result in a high speed runway departure.

[NSEU]

Originally Posted by tdracer

here had been a hydraulic fluid spill near the nose and the tires slipped on the hydraulic fluid. The ground crew reported the nose had moved about six inches - those of us in the flight deck thought it had been more like six feet .

We had an outboard engine stall on a 744 high power engine run and the aircraft reportedly moved six feet sideways, althought it could have been the same as in your case. Might be a good idea to buckle up for engine runs.

Originally Posted by tdracer

It's not really there for ground runs (though it would still be of benefit if an engine ran away uncontrolled) - it's there for takeoff or landing where an uncontrollable high thrust event could result in a high speed runway departure.

According to my notes, it's not active below 70kts CAS. (EDIT: Not-applicable... Was confusing it with Thrust Assym Protection)