Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
January 15, 2003
Submitted
January 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N206FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22928
Aircraft time
27,030 hours, 15,500 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Indicator
Part number
8TJ95GAB3
Part serial
A0021
Condition
Erratic
Location
Cockpit
Part time
4,820 hours, 4,184 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, JUST PRIOR TO V1, ALL 3 FUEL FLOW INDICATIONS BECAME ERRATIC. AFTER TAKEOFF ALL 3 FUEL FLOW INDICATORS WERE READING APPROX CORRECT BUT FLUCTUATIONS +/- 2000 LBS. AFTER 10 MINUTES ALL THREE FUEL FLOW GAUGES BECAME COMPLETELY ERRATIC AND UNUSABLE. CHECKED 28VDC AND 115VDC TO FUEL FLOW POWER SUPPLY CONNECTOR D100 AT PINS 2 AND 7 AND GROUNDS AT PINS 1 AND 6 WHILE SHAKING OUT WIRING. CHECK WIRING FOR SHORTS TO GROUND AND CONTINUITY FROM POWER SUPPLY TO F/ F INDICATORS WHILE SHAKING OUT WIRING. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL FLOW POWER SUPPLY IAW MM. TAXIED AIRCRAFT AND RAN ALL THREE ENGINES TO HIGH POWER IAW JRH. ALL FUEL FLOW INDICATIONS CHECKED NORMAL. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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