Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 7272B7

Difficulty date
April 27, 2004
Submitted
April 28, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N760AT
Make and model
Boeing 7272B7
Aircraft serial
21954
Engine
Pwa JT8D17A
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING ENG START, AFTER N2 WENT TO 40 PERCENT FUEL FLOW FLUCTUATING 700 TO 1400 PPH & THEN IMMEDIATELY FUEL FLOW WENT TO 0 PPH NR 1 ENG SHUTDOWN. REPLACED NR 1 ENG FUEL CONTROL & FUEL PUMP. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW 73-21-02 & 73-11-01 OF THE JT8D MM. NR 1 ENG FUEL CONTROL REMOVED. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE FUEL CONTROL IAW 73-21-02 OF JT8D MM LEAK & OPS CHECKED GOOD. NR 1 ENG FUEL PUMP REMOVED. REPLACED NR 1 ENG FUEL PUMP IAW 73-11-01 OF MM, LEAK & OPS CHECKED GOOD. NR 1 ENG TRIM REQUIRED AFTER FUEL PUMP & FUEL CONTROL CHANGE IAW MM 73-11-01, 73-21-02. RAN NR 1 ENG IAW ASTAR JRH 5.2 PERFORMED NR 1 ENG TRIM IAW JRH 7.9 MM 72-00-00 POWER ASSURANCE RAN AND TRIM SHEET COMPLETED OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECKS ARE GOOD.

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