Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 20, 2016
Submitted
December 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N70425
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49337
Aircraft time
85,804 hours, 46,105 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
5485064
Part serial
1754782
Condition
Faulty
Location
Engine Sync
Part time
31,051 hours, 16,312 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
C, H

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

What was found

TAKEOFF ABORTED AT 82 KNOTS AT DFW. NORMAL ABORT. LEFT ENGINE ACCELERATED NORMALLY TO 1.4 EXHAUST PRESSURE RATIO BUT NEVER BEYOND 1.5. MANUALLY PUSHED THROTTLES FORWARD WITH NO RESPONSE. DISENGAGED AUTO-THROTTLES. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE SYNCHRONIZATION ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND CONTROL BOX IAW AMM 76-11-02. SYNCHRONIZATION AND ACCELERATION TESTS OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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