What was found
DURING FLARE AT LANDING MIAMI, NR 3 ENGINE FLAMED OUT. TROUBLESHOOTING ON GROUND REVEALED DEFECTIVE ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT. REPLACED FCU, TRIMMED ENGINE, AND RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE. (X)
- Difficulty date
- July 22, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N426FB
- Make and model
- Doug DC8F54
- Aircraft serial
- 45667
- Engine
- Pwa JT3D3B
- System (JASC)
- 7321 · Fuel Control/Turbine Engines
- Part
- Fuel Contl Unit
- Part number
- 71128724
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Nr 3 Engine
- Part time
- 60,804 hours
- Stage of operation
- LD
- Nature of condition
- X
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.