Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 12, 2007
Submitted
February 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N169PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53175
Aircraft time
46,821 hours, 32,078 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
23,106 hours, 13,836 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
76960615
Part serial
F10046
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Side
Part time
8,453 hours, 6,233 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, LT ENGINE DID NOT STABILIZE IN IDLE, THE PARAMETERS WERE THE FOLLOWING: EPR´S 1.03, N1 20, EGT´S 486 DEGREE C, N2 44, FF 9700 POUND. LT ENGINE WAS TRIMMED IN IDLE WITH EPR´S 1.03, N1 27, EGT´S 460, N2 55, FF 1160 IAW MM 71-00-00 PAGES 514 AND 544, TESTED CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, LT FCU WAS REPLACED AND TESTED IAW MM 73-20-01 AND 71-00-01, ALL CORRECT.

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