SDR ABXA030323

Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
August 4, 2003
Submitted
August 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816AX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46093
Aircraft time
72,918 hours, 25,769 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D7
Engine time
50,925 hours, 19,784 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
JT3D7
Part serial
671253
Condition
Overheated
Location
Nr 3
Part time
50,925 hours, 19,784 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF, NR 3 ENGINE EGT WENT TO 600 DEGREES. RETARDED THROTTLE AND EGT DECREASED INTO NORMAL RANGE. OTHER INSTRUMENTS DECREASED AS WELL. SECURED ENGINE PER ABNORMAL PROCEDURES. EGT AT 600 DEGREES FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS. NR 3 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AT 0506Z. OIL PRESSURE WAS AT 25 PSI FOR ONE HOUR THEN WENT TO 0 PSI FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT 1 HOUR 20 MINUTES. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE IAW JOBCARDS 8090507 DC8-8-A AND DC8-8B.

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