Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
July 13, 2006
Submitted
August 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540AX
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
46595
Aircraft time
82,871 hours, 20,171 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Corroded
Location
Enging Sensor
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

ON TAKEOFF ENG 2 & 3 WOULD NOT MAKE MAX TAKEOFF THRUST. ENG FAIL LIGHT CAME ON AT APPROX 110 KTS ABORTED TAKEOFF. ALL ENG N1 INDICATIONS WERE WITHIN .6 PERCENT. NO ENG ROLLED BACK. FOUND NR 3 ENG N1 SPD SENSOR ERRRATIC / UNRELIABLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 ENG N1 SPD SENSOR AND N1 IND IAW MM 77-11 REF LP 61342, ITEM 5. ADJUSTED FLT IDLE ON NR 2 AND NR 3 ENG IAW MM 73-20. RAN ALL THREE ENGINES IAW JRH & COM. ALL PARAMETERS WITHIN LIMITS. ENG FAIL LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. SENSOR WAS FOUND TO HAVE CORRODED CONNECTOR AND LOWER HOUSING REQUIRING REPAIR.

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