Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
October 10, 2004
Submitted
October 12, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N216AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49586
Aircraft time
34,424 hours, 28,065 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
38,272 hours, 26,928 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
76960613
Part serial
A6533
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
38,142 hours, 20,889 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, DURING ENGINES STARTING, LT ENGINE WAS UNDER IDLE MINIMUM THRUST REQUIREMENTS, ABNORMAL PROCEDURE WAS APPLIED AND BUT REMAIN THE SAME CONDITION AND FUEL FLOW WAS UNSTABLE. ACCELERATION CAM WAS SERVICED AND WATER TRAMP WAS DRAINED, PARAMETERS WERE CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, OPERATIONAL TEST WAS PERFORMED TO LT ENGINE IAW MM 71-00-00, ALL CORRECT. ADDITIONALLY AS PRECAUTIONARY ACTION FCU WAS REPLACED IAW MM 73-20-01, OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE CORRECT.

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