Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 12, 2014
Submitted
May 13, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48624
Aircraft time
44,497 hours, 9,189 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4462
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 3
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O, R
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

NR 3 ENG WOULD NOT ADVANCE TO MAX POWER, EPR OF 1.61, AUTO THROTTLES ADVANCED ENGINES 1 & 2 TO 1.61 EPR, NR 3 STOPPED AT 5% - 6% BELOW 1 & 2. THROTTLE NR 3 STOPPED 1/2 KNOB BEHIND NR 1 & 2. MANUALLY ADVANCED NR 3 THROTTLE UP, EPR & N1 SETTINGS WOULD NOT ADVANCE. INITIATED A LOW SPEED RTO AT 70 KNOTS. ACCOMPLISHED HIGH POWER RUN OF ALL 3 ENGINES, ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL & THROTTLE KNOBS EVEN. RAN ENGINES IAW JRH. IAW POWERPLANT CHECKED NR 3 ENGINE FUEL FILTER, FOUND NO DISCREPANCY. IAW POWERPLANT, PRECAUTIONARY CHANGE OF THE FUEL PUMP ACCOMPLISHED IAW MM 73-12-01-4-2. LEAK & OPS CHECKED NORMAL. RAN ENGINES AGAIN WITH SAME RESULTS. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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