What was found
WHEN TAKE OFF THRUST WAS APPLIED, NR 1 ENGINE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE IDLE. MAINTENANCE DRAINED NR 1 ENGINE FUEL CONTROL MOISTURE TRAP AND ACCOMPLISHED AN OPS CHECK IAW AMM 73-20-01. SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- July 20, 2016
- Submitted
- July 27, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N972TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53622
- Aircraft time
- 48,466 hours, 23,714 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D*
- System (JASC)
- 7321 · Fuel Control/Turbine Engines
- Part
- Fuel Control
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, J
- Precautionary procedure
- C
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.