Service difficulty report · Nose Cone · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 20, 2010
Submitted
November 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9630A
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53561
Aircraft time
38,281 hours, 18,074 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Nose Cone
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DFW - CREW REPORTED AUTOPILOT AND AUTO THROTTLE KICKED OFF AND BOTH ENGINES EXPERIENCED LOW EPR INDICATIONS. EMERGENCY DECLARED RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE NOSE CONE ASSEMBLY AND TWO PT7 LINES ON LEFT ENGINE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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