Service difficulty report · Bullet · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
April 19, 2012
Submitted
May 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7542A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49996
Aircraft time
61,870 hours, 31,880 cycles
Part
Bullet
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 SIGNFICANT ENGINE PRESSURE RATIO SPLIT THAT BECAME WORSE AS ALTITUDE INCREASED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED NUMBER 1 ENGINE PT2 BULLET. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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