Service difficulty report · Coupling · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
August 10, 2006
Submitted
August 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803ML
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49726
Aircraft time
46,601 hours, 27,434 cycles
Part
Coupling
Part number
447628
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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, LT ENGINE DID NOT HAVE TURN IN N1, NEITHER PNEUMATIC SUPPLY AND THE STARTER VALVE LIGHT OPERATING CORRECT. DURING MAINTENANCE REVIEW, THE ENGINE STARTER COUPLE WAS FOUND DAMAGED. THE COUPLE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 80-00-00, TESTED CORRECT. DURING TRANSIT CHECK AT MEX, THE LT ENGINE STARTER AND SHUTOFF START VALVE WERE REPLACED IAW MM 80-10-01, TESTED CORRECT.

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