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B777 GE90-115B Series Power Plant

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Entry corridors which can be reduced if power

increments.
What are the safety areas
around the engine?

Where is the T12 sensor Mounted on the inlet cowl at 1:00 hr position.
located?

Which cowl has the chine? Left and right engine inboard fan cowls.

How do you adjust the gap of Adding or removing shims.

the fan cowls?

What safety precautions must The leading edge flaps/slats must be fully retracted
be observed when opening and deactivated among other precautions as T/R
the engine cowls? deactivation. (Page 70).

Where does the PDOS get Ground handling buses 28 vdc and 115 vac (3 phase)
power from? for control and pump power, respectively.

Bearing No. 2 (ball type).

Which bearing is the thrust

bearing for the fan?

B777 GE90-115B Series Power Plant

What is the GE90 by-pass 9:1
ratio?

It is made of 44 balancing bolts around the fan disc

Describe the fan balance
whose weighs and sizes can be consulted in the
system.
MAT for trim-balance purposes.

Which fan blades positions 1 and 5 fan blades position, marked on fan disc
have pre-printed numbers for dove tail slots.
removal-installation guide?

Describe the engine They are two. Forwad mount and aft mount. Aft
installation mountings. mount transmits thrust forces to nacelle.

How do you manually turn the Through a borescope pad in the front of engine
engine for borescope? accessory gear box.

Inlet and exhaust combined with heat and harm

noise levels.
* What are the typical hazard
areas around a jet engine in
operation?

Which parameter does EEC N1 speed

use to calculate thrust?

a) Normal mode.

How many modes can the EEC

b) Soft-reversionary.

control the engine in?

c) Hard-reversionary.

a) On-side EEC.

What controls the HP SOV in

b) Related Fuel Cutout Switch (through ELMS).

the HMU?
c) Related Fire Switch (directly - hard-wired).

What happens to the fuel that Goes back to geared stage pump upstream (inlet) -
is not used by the engine for via Interstage Fuel Strainer-.
combustion?

B777 GE90-115B Series Power Plant

 Fuel from aircraft enteres (boosted or by gravity) in
the boost pump where it is elevated in pressure and
sent to Geared Pump which further elevates fuel
pressure. Then it goes to Fuel/Oil Heat Exchanger
and then to IDG F/O HX to gain some heat from.

It returns warmer back to HMU where it is cleaned

and sent to two ways: Servo-fuel HX to be sent to
servo-fuel operated components and to FMV to be
measured and sent (via Shut-off Valve - denergized-
open-) to Fuel Flow Xmtr then direct to manifold 1
for combustion and manifold 2 if Stage Valve is
open. Fuel Manifold 1 goes to 20 nozzles, so Fuel
What is the fuel path Manifold 2 goes to remaining 10 nozzles.

throughout the engine?

NOTE: A Fuel Manifold Pressure Switch in the

Manifold 2 informs EEC when there is fuel pressure
due Stage Valve is open.

NOTE 2: Both manifolds are pressurized spraying

fuel when engine is at IDLE and above. The SV only
closes in a "cold day descent idle or during a rapid
decelaration operation.

They are duplex type with two separate nozzles for

primary and secondary flow. There are 30 fuel
Describe the fuel nozzles.
nozzles. Manifold 1 has 20 nozzles. Manifold 2 has
10 nozzles.

a) P61 EEC Maintenance switches ("TEST" position)

b) Related Start Selector in "START".

When will the EEC be powered

c) Fuel Cutout Switch in "RUN" (fuel lever).

up?
--- All of this through ELMS---

d) N2 > 7% by Control Alternator (PMG)

Where is the Engine Rating To the fan case with a lanyard. When the EEC is
Plug attached to? removed the plug remains in the engine.

How is the fuel supplied into Through Staging Valve when is opened by EEC.
manifold 2?

B777 GE90-115B Series Power Plant

What precaution must be The engine must be in IDLE at all times. If the engine
observed when selecting is at high power it could be over boosted.
"ALTN" with the engine
running?

By means of torque-motors and a EHSV controlled

How is the servo-fuel
by EEC towards actuators: VBVs, VSVs and HPACC
controlled in the HMU?
(EHSV).

EEC provides power to excite throttle resolvers and

What powers the throttle
so reads the position of resolvers to determine
resolvers up?
throttles position.

Autothrottle servo-motor Moves the thrust lever and resolver at the same time
brake does? and provides some friction (feel) to thrust levers.

a) Inlet Cowl (408 kg).

b) Fan Cowl (140 lb).

c) Thrust Reverser (800 kg).

** Which parts do make up fan d) Turbine Exhaust.

cowl?

** How many latches are there Four.

for fan cowls?

14.

** How many latches are there

for thrust reverser?

There is an alternate T-Bolt latch manual operation

point in the full forward top corner of engine right
** How can the T/R be opened hand inner bifurcation duct. A 0.25 in allen wrench is
if the T-Bolt mechanism is needed.
damage so it is unable to
unlatch it from receiver?

B777 GE90-115B Series Power Plant

Besides the use of many T-Bolt in conjunction with No.2 Tension Latch.
latches for the T/R C-ducts
secured closed, which other
main latches avoid T/R
bifurcation ducts move apart
during a engine malfunction or
RTO?

What are the two adjustments a) Gap adjustment by shims.

of fan cowls in regard to their b) Tension latch force adjustment by changing the
alignment and safety between position of the keeper.
both halves?

** What precaution must be a) Never overfill it.

taken for PDOS reservoir oil b) Never add oil if fan and/or T/R cowls are open,
service (adding oil)? otherwise PDOS will be damaged.

** Which kind of loads do Thrust, weight and torque loads.

engine mounts transmite to
strut?

1) Axial flow Hi-bypass ratio turbo fan engine (9:1).

2) Two rotor shafts for LP rotor system (N1) and HP

rotor system (N2).

3) The primary airflow handled by core engine

** What is the GE 90 engine
provides up to 20% thrust.

make up in regard with air flow

4) Secondary air flow goes through fan around core
management?
provides 80% thrust.

NOTE: T/R system also uses secondary air flow to

reverse thrust.

A Fan and a four-stage low pressure compressor

** How is LP System rotor
(LPT) connected to a six-stage low pressure turbine
made up?
(LPT). A couple connects LPT shaft drive with LPC.

A nine-stage, HP compressor connected to a two-

** How is HP system rotor
stage HP turbine (HPT). The HPC has variable stator
made up?
vanes in the first three stages.

B777 GE90-115B Series Power Plant

 Six bearings (three is double).

No.1 (roller) & N.2 bearing (ball) hold both to front

N1 rotor shaft. Bearing 2 is the thrust bearing for N1.

No.3 bearing is double (1 ball / 1 roller) to support

the front section of N2 shaft. The ball bearing is the
thrust bearing for N2 shaft. The roller bearing holds
How many bearings are there
radial loads only.

for supporting N1 and N2 rotor

shafts?
No. 4 roller bearing supports the rear N2 shaft.

No. 5 roller bearing holds the rear of N1 shaft.

Three: A, B and C.

** How many bearing sumps

are there in the engine sump - A sump for bearings 1, 2 & 3.

system? - B sump for bearing 4.

- C sump for bearing 5.

Three gearboxes:

- Inlet gearbox.

** In regard with accessory

- Transfer gearbox.

drive system how many

- Accessory gearbox.

gearboxes does the engine

have?
The inlet and transfer gearboxes move energy from
N2 shaft to accessory gearbox.

Three analog signals. Two are addressed to EEC

How many outputs does N1 channel A & B respectively. The 3rd one goes from
sensor provide? N1 to: EDIU, AVM & AIMS.

The 3rd one from N2 only goes to AVM & AIMS.

By means of 8 thermocouples (chromel-alumel

How is EGT measured? type) distributed in 4 sectors of 2 sensors each.
Each sector makes an average.

B777 GE90-115B Series Power Plant

 Airborne Vibration Monitoring Unit.

What component computes

NOTE: The Engine Balancing System (EBS) is a
the Engine Balance Solution?
shared function between AVM and AIMS. (Ref
P248). We can access to it through MAT.

What must be carried out Verify the existing weights in the engine match the
before doing and Engine ones OBS is showing.
Balance procedure?

What vibration is shown on the The highest sensed.

Secondary Engine Display?

Where is the N2 speed sensor Front face of gearbox next to PMG.

located?

Where can you see the TRA, EPCS maintenance page.

PS3 and T12 data displayed?

Oil from the Oil Tank goes to Lube & Scavenge

Pump via Anti-leak Valve. After that, under certain
pressure goes to Main F/O HX and O/O HX to
bearing compartments and gears.

What is the oil flow path A portion of F/O HX downstream oil goes to
though the engine lubricating bearings as an extra lube as "Boost Oil" to minimize
system? engine vibration.

Scavenge oil is removed from bearing

compartments by scavenge pump partition and led
back to Oil Tank via DMS Air-Oil Separator. This air
goes overboard but also pressurizes the Oil Tank.

It prevents oil from going to Lube & Scavenge Pump

when the engine is shutdown. This decreases the
possibility of oil hiding in the AGB and so oil
What does the Anti-leak Valve
quantity misreadings.

do?

It is spring loaded to close and open by suction of

the lube pump.

B777 GE90-115B Series Power Plant

 Between 5 and 60 minutes after shutdown.

What is the minimum time to be

allowed before checking the

If more than 60 minutes have passed a dry-
oil quantity after engine
motoring for 4 minutes is needed to allow oil
shutdown?
returning to the tank.

Oil quantity sensor, so there is no need to power

the EEC up to read engine oil.

Which Oil System sensor

connects directly to AIMS?

Oil pressure and temperature goes first to related
EEC.

What controls the oil tank The DMS/ Oil separator controls breather air
internal pressure? pressure coming in with scavenge oil inside oil tank.

** How many fan blades does 22 wide chord fan blades made of carbon fiber and
fan disc have? resin with titanium made leading and trailing edges.

** Where is not recommended On the LPT.

to accomplish a trim balance
per manufacturer
recommendations?

44 on the aft edge of spinner.

** How many balance weights

does the engine GE90 have?

16 total. 14 along engine and 2 at right side of

** How many borescope ports combustor. The plugs are sel-locking and do not
does have the GE-90 engine? use packings or seals. Can be removed with a 3/8
square drive.

1) Analog majorly with engine systems for control

** What kind of interfaces does
and feedback.

have the EEC in the engine

2) ARINC 629 with airplane systems and
control environment?
components (AIMS, FSEU, OPAS, etc).

** What happens with the extra Goes back to the HMU Main Fuel (gear stage) Pump
fuel (by-pass fuel) which is not upstream, via the By-Pass Valve.
needed by the Fuel Metering
Valve Operation?

B777 GE90-115B Series Power Plant

** What is HMU servo-fuel For internal valves operation and for Engine Air
used for? System components (actuators).

30 distributed into 2 manifolds (1 & 2) arranged over

and around combustor diffuser case. Manifold 1 has
20 nozzles, Manifold 2 has 10.
** How many fuel nozzles does
the engine fuel system have?

In the Turbine Clearance LPT ACC Valve (channel A).

Control which valve is directly
controlled by EEC?

7th stage bleed air.

What is used as servo-pressure

Controlled by EEC channel B. Feedback to both
for the CCC Valve?
channels. This valve only closes in cruise.

Fail-safe open.

By means of LVDTs because they are M/T precision

modulated devices.

How are the HPT ACC, VSV and HP ACC based on T12, N1 & N2. Feedback to both
VBVs actuators monitored? channels.

L & R VSV actuator LVDT to A & B channel,

respectively. The same for VBVs.

By means for a position switch.

Controlled by EEC channel A. Feedback to both

How is the LPT ACC valve channels.

monitored?

Based on N1 and Altitude.

Open at T.O. thrust, climb and cruise.

Fail-safe closed, so economy penalty.

B777 GE90-115B Series Power Plant

 Channel B. Closed in cruise only (allows a little
airflow when closed).

Whic EEC channel controls the

Feedback to both channels.

CCC Valve?

Based on N1 and altitude to determine if the aircraft

is in cruise.

Which air is used for accessory Fan air or LPC when VBVs are open.
cooling?

What supplies the ground for AIMS does, based on N2 speed sensor.
the P5 Engine Start Selector
switch holding-solenoid?

By on-side EEC.

Where does the igniter units

AC 115 vac L & R main buses or 115 vac Standby Bus
get power from?
as alternate power source, all send this power to
EEC first.

How are the igniter leads By fan air.

cooled?

During start, when does 56% - Ref P 396.

ignition stop?

What is the backup power AC 115 Stby-Bus

source for the igniters?

Which Engine Start Selector NORMAL position.

Switch position will allow auto-
relight mode?

It increases airflow through bearing sumps when the

What does the oil system sump engine is in low RPMs. A venturi uses 7th stage air to
Eductor Air Valve do? get more airflow in this conditions. This minimizes oil
consumption.

When does the Starter Valve N2 at 64%.

close?

How is the Starter Valve By means of two pressure sensors downstream to

position
B777 monitored? Series Power Plant
GE90-115B SAV connected each one to one channel of EEC.
 With the Start Selector in "NORM" the EEC controls
and activates auto-relight if:

When is armed the auto-relight

mode and in what conditions - Take-off is rejected.

does it operate? - PS3 < 175 PSI

- In-flight fast deceleration to idle.

- Engine flame-out (rapid decrease in N2)

Once start valve opens and when N2 is 2000 RPM

* What is the basic sequence of (N1 21.4%) + 15 sec the ignition starts (one igniter
ignition during an auto-start in only) and at 18 sec (3 sec later) Fuel Metering Valve
normal conditions? Opens. Ignition stops at 56% N2. Starter Valve
closes at 64% N2.

It is one of the signals used by the EEC to control

* What is the PT25 sensor VBVs and VSVs and also sends this information to
signal used for? AIMS as part of the ACMS (Aircraft Condition
Monitoring System)

* Which signals are used by P3B and PS3.

EEC to calculate high-pressure P3B is also used by EEC to make adjustments which
bleed flow rate? improve engine performance.

How can the EEC monitor the By means of Fuel Manifold 2 Pressure Sensor.
position of SV and PSOV?

* How can be the engine The OSG (Overspeed Governor) in the HMU will
protected from an over speed actuate the Differential Pressure Regulator to open
if EEC fails to provide this the Fuel By-pass valve causing the most of the fuel
protection? goes back to the inlet of gear pump.

* When is intermediate idle When the aircraft is in flight below 17,500 ft (baro)
power setting activated? and the landing gear is selected down.

a. On-side Engine Anti-Ice is selected "ON".

* In what conditions will the b. Opposite engine bleed is off (PRSOV closed).

flight, high or approach idle c. Flap lever in landing configuration (>20°).

power setting be activated? d. EDIU minimum idle discretes not set.

e. Only one ADP available ➕ flaps not up.

* When is the TCMA tested? During every engine start.

B777 GE90-115B Series Power Plant

 It protects against uncommanded engine power
and is activate if:

What is the TCMA function and - Aircraft on ground.

when will operate? - Engine thrust ≥ 50% of max power.

- Engine commanded to idle.

- Engine won't respond.

* What are switches on the S1 to S4 for auto-brakes.

throttles switch pack used for? S5 & S6 for the T/R Directional Control Valve.

What does the V-Groove Latch Hold T/R halves together around rear fan case
band do? frame.

Where are the sync-locks Attached to the lower actuator on each T/R half (Ref
located? P446)

Which T/R actuators are The center and lower on each T/R half.
locking?

What is the motive power for The on-side hydraulic system.

the thrust reverser actuators?

When T/R is 60% deployed wich allows it move

further to apply T//R max acceleration (Ref P460)
When is the interlock actuator
moved during deploy?

Where is the Isolation Valve Inside engine strut.

located?

GE-90 DIFF ** What is the make The fan & 3 LPC stages driven by 6 stage LPT.
up of N1 rotor?

GE-90 DIFF ** What is the make 10 HPC stages driven by 2 stage HPT.
up of N2 rotor?

By a Pyrometer and thermocouple systems. The first

GE-90 DIFF ** How EGT is
one is used for high power settings and the other
measured in this engine?
one (thermocouple) during low power settings.

B777 GE90-115B Series Power Plant

GE-90 DIFF ** Where is the Left side fan frame.
engine data plate located?

GE-90 DIFF ** How many 7 pumps: 2 lube pumps (1 lub & 1 oil boost pumps)
pumps in the lube and and 5 scavenge pumps.
scavenge portion are there?

GE-90 DIFF ** What is the Similar to -115 but -90 has four VSV stages.
layout of the VSV system?

GE-90 DIFF ** What is the J15 plug.

number of the engine rating
plug?

One positive pressure pump (lub pump) for main

What is the Lube & Scavenge
lubrication and also for boost oil and 5 scavenge
Pump Assy layout?
pumps, all in one case.