Service difficulty report · Sense Line · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
December 3, 2001
Submitted
December 6, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583AN
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53183
Aircraft time
21,602 hours, 18,340 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
18,876 hours, 17,039 cycles
Part
Sense Line
Condition
Loose
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN ALL PHASES OF FLIGHT THE ENGINE PARAMETERS PRESENT A LARGE DIFFERENCE, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN EPRS THRUST LEVERS HAVE TO BE PLACE TWO KNOBS, LEFT FURTHER FWD THAN RIGHT. FLIGHT RETURNED TO BOG. RT ENGINE PT2 LINES WERE ADJUSTED AND TIGHTENED IAW TROUBLESHOOTING AMM 71-11-01 PG 505. RUN UP TEST WAS PERFORMED OK, WITH LT AND RT ENGINES.

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