Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
April 28, 2006
Submitted
May 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583AN
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53183
Aircraft time
31,245 hours, 30,122 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
33,454 hours, 17,444 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Out Of Trim
Location
Lt & 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

DURING T/O, A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LT AND RT OF EPR 0.5 PERCENT. DURING FLIGHT AT FL 320 MACH 076 LT EPR 1.98 AND RT EPR 1.82. THEN USING ENG ANTI ICE AUTO THROTTLE DISCONNECT AND LT EPR 1.28 & RT EPR 1.72. WITH THIS PROBLEM IS UNABLE TO FLY IN IT CONDITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 71-00-00 PAGE 501. THE ENGINES TRIMMING PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED. THE ADJUSTMENT / TEST WITH ENGINE RUN UP IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 71-00-00/533 WERE ACCOMPLISHED. AS TROUBLESHOOTING THE LEFT AND RIGHT EPR TRANSMITTERS WERE SWAPPED. TEST SATISFACTORY. THE LEFT EPR TRANSMITTERS/N E1503 AND THE RIGHT EPR TRANSMITTER SERIAL M-0102, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 771-00-00/ 501 ADJUSTMENT AND TEST WITH ENGINE RUN UP SATISFACTORY.

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