Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
May 3, 2004
Submitted
May 6, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N751RA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49779
Aircraft time
37,176 hours, 25,383 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
35,623 hours, 21,569 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
LG80E1
Part serial
E1437
Condition
Failed
Location
Epr
Part time
11,652 hours, 7,155 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
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 OFF AND RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF LOW TAKE OFF POWER ON RT ENGINE AND DURING TAXING RT ENGINE WITH STALLS. CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT PERFORMED TWO TAKE OFF INTENTS AND RT ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE EPR TRANSMITTER WAS REPLACED IAW MM 77-11-02, TEST CORRECT. BOROSCOPE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON 6A AND 7A STAGES OF HIGH COMPRESSOR, 1A AND 4A STAGES OF TURBINE SECTION AND IGV´S IAW MM 72-00-00, ALL CORRECT. REJECTED TAKE OFF INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 05-57-00 AND OPERATIONAL TESTS IN BOTH ENGINES WERE PERFORMED IAW MM 71-00-00, ALL CORRECT.

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