What was found
DFW - CREW REPORTED LEFT ENGINE PARAMETERS FLUCTUATING. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE FUEL CONTROL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
- Difficulty date
- May 18, 2012
- Submitted
- May 21, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7538A
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49992
- Aircraft time
- 62,456 hours, 32,190 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D217C
- System (JASC)
- 7321 · Fuel Control/Turbine Engines
- Part
- Fuel Control
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.