Service difficulty report · Computer · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
April 1, 2004
Submitted
April 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N214AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49585
Aircraft time
32,694 hours, 27,894 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
38,853 hours, 24,801 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
LG8OE1
Part serial
K0307
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
1,383 hours, 867 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT SUSPENDED TAKE OF AT 100 KTS AND RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE RIGHT ENGINE DID NOT REACH THE TAKE OF THRUST, IT ONLY REACHED 1.6 OF EPR. AT MEX PLATFORM, TECHNICAL PERSONNEL PERFORMED AN ACCELERATION TEST REACHING ONLY 1.7 OF EPR'S. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE THE RIGHT ENGINE EPR'S COMPUTER ASSY WAS REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM 77-11-02. ENGINE RUN TEST WAS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM 72-00-00, ALL CORRECT.

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