Service difficulty report · Fcu · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
April 22, 2005
Submitted
April 26, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N214AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49585
Aircraft time
35,833 hours, 2,991 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
39,156 hours, 27,531 cycles
Part
Fcu
Part number
76960615
Part serial
F9180
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
27,275 hours, 18,252 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 DURING TAXING, THE LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR WENT OUT OF ITS BAR TURNING ON THE MASTER CAUTION LIGHT AND THE LEFT OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW (30 PSI). DURING ENGINE CHECK THE FCU DID NOT MAINTAIN THE RPMS IN IDLE AND DECREASED TO 32 RPM OF N2. LEFT FCU WAS REPLACED IAW MM 73-20-01 AND ENGINE WAS TESTED IAW MM 71-00-00, ALL CORRECT.

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