Service difficulty report · Indicator · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 14, 2005
Submitted
October 17, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N158PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49761
Aircraft time
46,612 hours, 32,185 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
40,402 hours, 28,485 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
LG80E1
Part serial
G1083
Condition
Failed
Location
Left Epr
Part time
6,702 hours, 4,074 cycles
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF LEFT ENGINE EPR’S INDICATOR REMAINED ON 1.00 WHEN APPLYING TAKEOFF POWER. THE EPR INDICATOR WAS REPLACED IAW MM 77-11-02, TESTED CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, THE LEFT ENGINE TRIM WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 71-00-00, ALL CORRECT.

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