Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
October 27, 2006
Submitted
October 31, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N216AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49586
Aircraft time
40,334 hours, 31,868 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
42,102 hours, 29,613 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
LG80E1
Part serial
F1259
Condition
Failed
Location
Left Epr
Part time
13,970 hours, 8,152 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 AT 60 KNOTS, THE LT ENGINE DID NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 1.2 EPR’S, WITH THRUST LEVERS TOTALLY FORWARD, EGT INCREASED TO 570 DEGREE (C) AND N1 AND N2 WERE NORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND ENGINE WAS TESTED IAW MM 71-00-00, EPR TRANSMITTER WAS REPLACED IAW MM 77-11-02, PT2 AND PT7 WERE CHECKED BY LEAKS IAW MM 77-11-01, TESTED CORRECT.

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