Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
July 17, 2008
Submitted
August 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N741DH
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21931
Aircraft time
48,940 hours, 38,738 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17R
Part
Transmitter
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 577, DURING ENG ACCELERATION NR 3 EPR FLUCTUATES RAPIDLY. ALL OTHER ENG PARAMETERS NORMAL. BRAKE ENERGY NORMAL. DEFERRED PER MEL 77-1-1, DMI CONTROL 3319. MAINTENANCE CONTROLLER RPR AT 0942(Z). AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 ENG EPR TRANSMITTER IAW AMM 77-11-11. OPS CHECK NORMAL ON ENG RUN. THIS CLEARS DMI NR33119. (S)

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