Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Doug DC821

Difficulty date
March 3, 2005
Submitted
March 8, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501AM
Make and model
Doug DC821
Aircraft serial
49188
Aircraft time
59,129 hours, 44,279 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217A
Engine time
58,393 hours, 45,349 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
7696068
Part serial
455A
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
36,361 hours, 30,270 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
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 AS A CONSEQUENCE OF RIGHT ENGINE WITHOUT ACCELERATION AND PARAMETERS WERE BELOW NORMAL IN IDLE. THE ACCELERATION CHAMBER WAS SERVICED AND FCU WAS LUBRICATED IAW MM 73-00-00, TESTED CORRECT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AGAIN DUE TO THE FAIL CONTINUED. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND THE RIGHT FCU WAS REPLACED IAW MM 73-20-01 AND TRIM WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 71-00-00, TESTED CORRECT.

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