Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 10, 2000
Submitted
April 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N965DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49984
Aircraft time
27,843 hours, 22,300 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
31,481 hours, 26,110 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
750033503
Part serial
718039
Condition
Blown
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
31,481 hours, 26,110 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EN ROUTE NR 1 THROTTLE WAS BINDING AT HIGH PWR SETTINGS. WOULD NOT MOVE UNLESS AUTO THROTTLE OFF. WHEN THROTTLE WAS RETARDED CONTROL LEVER MOVED PARALLEL HAD TO SHUT DOWN ENG WITH FIRE HANDLE AT GATE. FUEL LEVER FROZE IN ON POSITION. REPLACED FUEL SHUTOFF AND THROTTLE TELEFLEX CABLES DUE TO NR 1 ENG RT INLET GUIDE VANE ANTI-ICE DUCT BLOWN CAUSING TELEFLEX CABLES TO STIFFEN.

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