Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 29, 2017
Submitted
February 1, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954U
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49426
Aircraft time
80,191 hours, 43,855 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
5485064
Part serial
1569477
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 100
Part time
18,483 hours, 9,911 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. DFW-MSY FLIGHT RETURNED TO DFW. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. DURING CLIMB, CREW REPORTED THEY WERE UNABLE TO ESTABLISH CLIMB POWER. THE RIGHT ENGINE EPR, N1, AND N2 WERE FLUCTUATING. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE SYNC ACTUATOR AND ENGINE SYNC CONTROL BOX(AALA20170201019)IAW AMM 76-11-02. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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