Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
May 20, 2006
Submitted
May 24, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803ML
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49726
Aircraft time
45,934 hours, 27,003 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
K

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 LEFT ENGINE START THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 510 DEGREES CELSIUS. DURING MAINTENANCE REVISION, FUEL WAS IN ENGINE CHAMBER NR 1. OVER TEMPERATURE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 72-00-00, AND ENGINE STARTED CORRECTLY AT 370 DEGREES CELSIUS.

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