Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
October 25, 2006
Submitted
October 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N318FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
46837
Aircraft time
77,336 hours, 20,555 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

LEVELED AT FL290 ATC SLOWED US TO 250 KNOTS. S/O REPORTED NR 3 ENGINE FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE STARTED TO FLUCTUATE. NOTICED NR 3 N1 RPM DROPPING AND ASSOCIATED REDUCTION IN EGT AND N2. PERFORMED IN FLIGHT ENG SHUT DOWN. RETURNED AND LANDED MEM WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED NR 3 ENGINE MEC AND FUEL PUMP ASSY IAW DC10-30 AMM 73-20-01-2, MATED MEC AND FUEL PUMP ON BENCH IAW DC10-30 AMM 73-20-01-2. REINSTALLED MEC AND FUEL PUMP IN REFERENCE TO DC-10-30 M/M 73-12-01-2 AND 73-20-01-2. PERFORMED IDLE LEAK CHECK, NO LEAKS NOTED AND IDLE SPEEDS WERE WITHIN LIMITS OF JRH. FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER REPLACED PER DC 10 AMM 73-31-02-2 . PERFORMED MAX POWER ASSURANCE RUN ALL PARAMETERS WITHIN LIMITS.

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