Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 19, 2006
Submitted
June 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49317
Engine
Pwa JT8D217
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT F/A REPORTED A LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD VIBRATION IN THE BACK OF CABIN. AT CRUISE ALL ENGINE READINGS WERE NORMAL. LANDED DUE TO ENGINE VIBRATION. DURING DESCENT RT HYD PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SMOKE REPORTED IN CABIN. MANUALLY LOWERED LANDING GEAR AND LOST ALL RT HYD QTY. COULD NOT GET GEAR DOOR TO RETRACT. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT TOWED TO GATE. REPLACED RT ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP AND RT THRUST REVERSER LINE. ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURN. FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT HAD RT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY FLUCTUATION TO ZERO WITH ENGINE VIBRATIONS JUST ABOVE IDLE. RT ENGINE REPLACED ON 22 JUNE 2006 AT DFW. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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