Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
December 11, 2001
Submitted
December 14, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1804
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45896
Aircraft time
71,680 hours, 29,465 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D7
Engine time
63,413 hours, 21,071 cycles
Part
Engine
Part time
63,413 hours, 21,071 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

LOG PAGE 101856. DISCREPANCY: ON ADVANCING THROTTLE FOR TAKE OFF #4 ENGINE HUNG, CARRIED OUT ABNORMAL PROCEDURE FOR ENGINE HUNG WITH THRUST LEVER IN REVERSE ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. CANCELED REVERSE THRUST ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITH THROTTLE CLOSED. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE RAMP. CORRECTIVE ACTION: PERFORMED ENGINE INSPECTION AND FOUND FCU THROTTLE LINKAGE BOLT BACKING OUT AND INTERFERING WITH THROTTLE OPERATION. REINSTALLED AND SAFETIED IAW MM 73-10-00. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN UP AND CHECKED NORMAL IAW MM 71-00. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASE FOR FLIGHT.

More about the Doug DC-8-62