Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD1030F

Difficulty date
November 8, 2008
Submitted
January 12, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N304FE
Make and model
Doug MD1030F
Aircraft serial
46992
Aircraft time
70,084 hours, 21,974 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650C2
Engine time
64,399 hours, 17,960 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Overtemp
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AFTER 2 HOURS INTO FLT GOT EGT FLUCTUATING UP TO 1065 DEGREES CELSIUS TO VALUES AT OR BELOW NORMAL. RETARDED THROTTLE TO IDLE AND RAN CKLIST. EGT STILL FLUCTUATING WILDLY SO PERFORMED ENG SHUTDOWN. NO OTHER INDICATIONS OF SEVERE DAMAGE, BUT WITH EGT STILL CYCLING ABOVE RED LINE TREATED IT AS SEVERE DAMAGE AND RAN THAT CKLIST AS WELL, TO INCLUDE FIRING FIRE BOTTLE. AFTER 1 MIN, STILL SHOWED HI EGT, SO FIRED 2ND BOTTLE AND DIVERTED TO KFLL. SHORTLY AFTER FIRING 2ND BOTTLE EGT SETTLED DOWN TO 25C. INSPECTED INLET AND EXHAUST NO DAMAGE NOTICED. SPUN FAN AND EXHAUST TURNED FREE. REF JRH FOR EGT EXCEEDENCE REQUIREMENTS, AS DIRECTED, BOROSCOPE HPT1 AND HPT 2. NO DAMAGE NOTED. AS PRECAUTION BOROSCOPE HPC 1, AND HPC AFT TWO STAGES THROUGH BOROSCOPE PORT B1-12 AND B1-13. NO DEFECT NOTED. REPLACED LOWER AFT EGT LEAD PER MM 77-21-01-2. PERFORMED HIGH POWER ASSURANCE RUN IAW JRH OAT TEMP 24 DEG CELSIUS. N2 102.5 N1 100.0 F/F 15000 EGT 765 DEG CELLISTS. MAINTAINED FOR 10 MINUTES ALL PARAMETERS WITHIN NORMAL RANGE, NO FLUCTUATION IN EGT NOTED FOR DURATION OF RUN AND TAXI.

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