SDR ABXA060081

Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
February 14, 2006
Submitted
February 15, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812AX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46126
Aircraft time
60,148 hours, 26,879 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D7
Engine time
53,786 hours, 19,054 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
71128726
Part serial
66879
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Part time
2,817 hours, 1,675 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

NR 3 ENGINE FAILED TO ACCELERATE IN-FLIGHT. EET 20 DEGREES N2 48%, FF AT 1000 LBS. ATTEMPTED RE-LIGHT TO NO AVAIL. SHUT DOWN NR 3 ENGINE AT 0518Z, 4 PSI INDICATED ON OIL PRESSURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL CONTROL UNIT ON NR 3 ENGINE AND TRIMMED NR 3 ENGINE IAW DC8 AMM 73-20-01-2-0003 AND 71-00. LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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