SDR ABXA040111

Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
March 17, 2004
Submitted
March 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812AX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46126
Aircraft time
58,500 hours, 25,955 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D7
Engine time
63,078 hours, 17,894 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
71128726
Part serial
73189
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 4 ENGINE, AFTER SETTING POWER FOR CRUISE, NR 4 ENGINE ROLLED BACK .15 EPR. EGT, FUEL FLOW N1 AND N2 ALL DROPPED. THROTTLE DID NOT MOVE. REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT IAW 73-20-01. REPLACED NR 4 LOW PRESSURE FUEL FILTER. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK OF NR 4 ENGINE LOW PRESSURE FUEL FILTER ON ENGINE RUN. LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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