Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD1030F

Difficulty date
November 8, 2008
Submitted
November 13, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N304FE
Make and model
Doug MD1030F
Aircraft serial
46992
Aircraft time
70,084 hours, 21,974 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650C2
Engine time
64,399 hours, 17,960 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Part time
64,399 hours, 17,960 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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What was found

AT 2 00 INTO FLIGHT GOT EGT FLUCTUATING UP TO 1065 DEGREES CELSIUS TO VALUE S AT OR BELOW NORMAL. RETARDED THROTTLE TO IDLE AND RAN CHECKLIST EGT STILL FLUCTUATING WILDLY SO WE PERFORMED ENG SHUTDOWN. NO OTHER INDICATIONS OF SEVERE DAMAGE, BUT WITH EGT STILL CYCLING ABOVE RED LINE WE TREATED IT AS SEVERE DAMAGE AND RAN THAT CHECKLIST AS WELL, TO INCLUDE FIRING FIRE BOTTLE. AFTER 1 MINUTE, STILL SHOWED HI EGT, SO FIRED 2ND BOTTLE AND DIVERTED TO KFLL. SHORTLY AFTER FIRING 2ND BOTTLE EGT SETTLED DOWN TO 25C, IN WORK.

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