Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
April 27, 2019
Submitted
April 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53621
Aircraft time
52,631 hours, 27,030 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Fuel Control
Part serial
FC606
Condition
Unreliable
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS PUSHED UP POWER FOR T/O, #2 RT ENGINE HAS NO EPR MOVEMENT, NO N1 MOVEMENT, VERY LITTLE N2, EGT 470 AND INCREASED W/ PUSH UP. ACCOMPLISHED MCM 71-91-08 SLOW ACCELERATION TROUBLESHOOTING CARD AND FOUND R/H ENGINE FUEL CONTROL AT FAULT. REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW CARD 73-91-99 , 71-91-17 AND 71-91-73 ALL CHECKS GOOD. ALSO ACCOMPLISHED CARD 72-93-11 BLEED VALVES LUBE AS PRECAUTIONARY. OK FOR SERVICE.

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