Service difficulty report · Sensor · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
January 15, 2003
Submitted
January 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N363FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
48263
Aircraft time
59,736 hours, 20,315 cycles
Engine
Ge CF6*
Part
Sensor
Condition
Erratic
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING LEVEL CRUISE AT FL 330, CREW OBSERVED A LEVEL 2 ALERT (ENGINE 2 RPM LO) CONSIDERED SEVERE DAMAGE DUE TO NR 1 AND NR 2 RPM SPLIT WITH VERY ERRATIC NR 2 RPM. CREW ACCOMPLISHED SEVERE DAMAGE CHECKLIST IN QRH. PRESHUTDOWN PARAMETERS: NR 1 (94 PERCENT), EGT NORMAL, NR2 (32 PERCENT) PLUS OR MINUS 10 PERCENT AND ERRATIC, FF NORMAL, POST SHUTDOWN PARAMETERS: N1 (0), EGT LOW TEMP, NR 2 (8 PERCENT), FF 0 OIL PRESSURE 6-8 PSI APX. INSPECTED INLET AND EXHAUST; NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. AFTER C/W MD1010 MM. RAN NR 2 ENG AND DUPLICATED MALFUNCTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED CORE SPEED SENSOR IAW MM. RAN NR 2 ENGINE OPS CHECKED NORMAL.

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