Service difficulty report · Cable · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
October 16, 2015
Submitted
October 22, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68053
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
47807
Aircraft time
754 hours, 31,831 cycles
Engine
Ge CF66D
Engine time
5,650 hours, 2,879 cycles
Part
Cable
Part number
9203M11P02
Condition
Damaged
Location
Vsv
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

REJECTED TAKEOFF DUE TO NR 3 ENGINE NOT SPOOLING UP TO TAKEOFF POWER. REJECT SPEED LESS THAN 80 KIAS NR 1 & 2 APPROX 103% N1, NR 3 STOPPED ACCELERATING AT APPROX 96 % N1 WHERE THROTTLE POSITION HAD NO FURTHER EFFECT. TROUBLESHOT IAW FIM 71-00-00-2 FIM AND IN CONJUCTION WITH MTSI 73-21/1233. PERFORMED VSV FOLLOWUP CABLE PULL CHECK IAW AMM 73-20-01-2. OPS CHECKED BAD. REQUIRED 12 LBS TO PULL AND LIMIT IS 8 LBS. ALSO NOTED EXCESSIVE WEAR IN CABLE ENDS. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE VSV FOLLOWUP CABLE AND PERFORMED VSV RIG IAW AMM 73-20-01-2. PERFORMED MAX POWER ASSURANCE RUN ON ALL 3 ENGINES. NO DESCREPANCIES NOTED AND THROTTLE ALLIGMENT WAS GOOD AT 99.8% N1. VSV LINES LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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