Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 18, 2000
Submitted
May 22, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46123
Engine
Ge CFM562C5
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 3 & 4
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT FLT LEVEL 390 AT LEVEL OFF, NR 3 ENG FAILED, LESS THAN 2 MINS LATER NR 4 ENG FAILED. ALL ENG PARAMETERS PRIOR TO ENG FAIL WERE NORMAL. ENG''S RESTARTED BELOW F/L 220 AND PERFORMED NORMALLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL FILTERS ON ENG 3 AND 4 AS PRECAUTION, NO FAULT FOUND. INSPECTED SPECIFIC GRAVITY SETTINGS, CHIP DETECTERS AND C D P TUBES, ALL CHK OK. SUPED TANKS NO WATER FOUND. PERFORMED HIGH PWR RUN UP WITH BOOST PUMPS OFF, CHKD OK PER M/M 71-00-00.

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