Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
October 26, 2004
Submitted
November 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661AV
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
45969
Aircraft time
88,342 hours, 29,163 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D7
Engine time
48,325 hours, 15,205 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Hung Up
Location
Nr 4
Part time
48,325 hours, 15,205 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, NR 4 ENGINE HUNG IN-FLIGHT; PERFORMED EMERGENCY ENGINE HUNG IN FLIGHT CHECKLIST. ENGINE ACCELERATED NORMAL. AFTER LANDING, NR 4 ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN TO 40 PERCENT N2 AND STAYED HUNG. PERFORMED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST TO NO AVAIL. SECURED NR 4 ENGINE. AFTER LANDING GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DC-8 TASK CASD ARROW AIR M/M CARD DC8UN-003 OPERATIONAL CHECK ALL PARAMETERS ARE NORMAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH M/M 71-00.

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