Service difficulty report · Fcu · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
September 29, 2005
Submitted
October 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N204AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49404
Aircraft time
46,277 hours, 29,891 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
35,131 hours, 21,941 cycles
Part
Fcu
Part number
76960615
Part serial
F10046
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
5,721 hours, 4,530 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 AFTER RT ENGINE START, THE RPMS IN IDLE WERE NOT REACHED, STAYING N2 ON 45 PERCENT AND AFTER A/A AND HYD WERE SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE WAS STABILIZED IN MANUAL MODE. WHEN A/A AND HYD WERE ACTIVATED AGAIN, N2 COME DOWN TO 40 PERCENT. THROTTLE PUMP PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED AND THE FCU WAS ADJUSTED IAW MM, REACHING 56 PERCENT, BUT AFTER N2 COME DOWN TO 54 PERCENT. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, THE RT PYD VALVE AND FCU WERE REPLACED IAW MM 73-13-05 AND MM 73-20-01 RESPECTIVELY. THE TRIM AND OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE PERFORMED IAW MM 71-00-00, BEING CORRECT.

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