Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
January 5, 2009
Submitted
January 7, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N836RA
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53046
Aircraft time
36,850 hours, 31,488 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
31,707 hours, 33,078 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
76960615
Part serial
F46118
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
3,827 hours, 3,888 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

THROUGH FLIGHT LEVEL 240 LET ENGINE EPR WAS 1.60 AND RT ENG WAS 2.70 WE SHUTDOWN THE LT ENG AND AFTER SHUTDOWN THE LT ENG AND AFTER SHUTDOWN THE PARAMETERS WERE OK FOR THAT CONDITION AFTER AIRSTART THE PARAMETERS IN IDLE WERE NORMAL AFTER ACCELERATE THE L ENGINE AND PASSING THROUGH 1.60 EPR ALL THE PARAMETERS N1,EGT,N2,FF FREEZE NORMAL AND THE ENG DIDN’T ACCELERATE EVEN IF THE LT THROTTLE WAS ON FIREWALL OR IDLE. IAW AMM 73-12-01 PAGE 201 CONF 3 FUEL PUMP IAW AM 73-02-01 CONF 1 PAGE 201 FCU WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 72-00-00 CONF 8 PAG 501. RUN UP WAS DONE

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