What was found
AS TAKEOFF POWER WAS APPLIED, THE LEFT ENGINE WOULD NOT REACH TARGET EPR. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED OBSTRUCTION FROM THE LEFT ENGINE NOSE BULLET, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
- Difficulty date
- January 12, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8921E
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 45836
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D9
- System (JASC)
- 7220 · Turbine Engine Air Inlet Section
- Part
- Nose Bullet
- Condition
- Obstructed
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Stage of operation
- TO
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- C, D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.