What was found
AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, LT ENGINE DID NOT ACCELERATE, N2 DECREASED BELOW 50 PERCENT AND LT GENERATOR WAS FOUND OUT OF LINE. ACCELERATION CHAMBER WAS DRAINED AND LUBRICATED, LT ENGINE WAS TESTED IAW MM 73-20-03, ALL CORRECT.
- Difficulty date
- May 16, 2005
- Submitted
- May 23, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N831LF
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53050
- Aircraft time
- 43,026 hours, 31,297 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- Engine time
- 37,919 hours, 26,565 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2400 · Electrical Power System
- Part
- Generator
- Condition
- Out Of Alignment
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.