Service difficulty report · Fcu · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
May 21, 2005
Submitted
May 24, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N755RA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49727
Aircraft time
32,152 hours, 21,588 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
36,836 hours, 25,899 cycles
Part
Fcu
Part number
76960615
Part serial
F7407
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
9,751 hours, 6,095 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT REJECTED TAKEOFF AS A CONSEQUENCE OF RIGHT ENGINE DID NOT ACCELERATE INCREASING TEMPERATURE TO 600 DEGREES AT STATIC TAKEOFF WITH 30 DEGREES AT ATMOSPHERE TEMPERATURE. AT PLATFORM, RIGHT ENGINE WAS STARTED GETTING 580 DEGREES AT 1.20 OF EPR. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, RIGHT FCU AND FUEL PUMP FILTER WERE REPLACED IAW MM 73-20-01 AND 73-12-01 RESPECTIVELY. THE PT2 AND PT7 LEAK CHECK WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 77-11-01, ALL CORRECT. EGT SYSTEM INDICATION CHECK WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 77-21-04, ALL CORRECT. A 500 HOURS BOROSCOPIC INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 72-00-00, NOT DETECTING DAMAGES.

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