Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
May 13, 2003
Submitted
May 13, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N89427
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21365
Aircraft time
56,796 hours, 37,535 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Engine time
51,459 hours, 33,259 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLIGHT 717 FROM ELP TO STL. THE NR 2 ENGINE WOULD NOT ACHIEVE TAKE-OFF POWER. TAKE-OFF WAS STOPPED, AIRSPEED HAD NOT COME OFF "PEG" AT THE TIME TAKE-OFF WAS STOPPED AND ONLY MINIMAL BRAKES WERE USED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BLOCKS WITHOUT INCIDENT. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN-UP TO TAKE-OFF POWER ON NR 2 ENGINE, ACCOMPLISHED FUEL CONTROL TRIM ADJUSTMENT IAW MM 71-00-30. OPERATIONAL CHECKS NORMAL AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.