What was found
AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF HIGH TEMPERATURE AND EGT OSCILLATIONS ON ENGINE NR 2. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR. THE LEFT FUEL CONTROL UNIT (FCU) WAS REPLACED IAW MM 73-20-01, TEST CORRECT.
- Difficulty date
- April 19, 2004
- Submitted
- April 23, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N803ML
- Make and model
- Doug DC987
- Aircraft serial
- 49726
- Aircraft time
- 39,658 hours, 23,019 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- Engine time
- 16,105 hours, 10,049 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7320 · Fuel Controlling System
- Part
- Fcu
- Part number
- 76960615
- Part serial
- F11980
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 2 Engine
- Part time
- 8,991 hours, 5,293 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- M
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.