SDR GRAA9537

Service difficulty report · Bleed Sense Line · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
July 8, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1075T
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49724
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Bleed Sense Line
Condition
Loose
Location
Rt
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

ON THE 8TH OF JULY, 1995, AIRCRAFT N1075T EXPERIENCED A LOW SPEED TAKEOFF ABORT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE AT LAUGHLIN/BULLHEAD CITY, AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A MALFUNCTIONING ENGINE COMPRESSOR BLEED AIR VALVE CONTROL SYSTEM CAUSED THE RIGHT ENGINE TO NOT FULLY DEVELOP TAKEOFF RATED POWER. UPON INVESTIGATION, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED 3 LOOSE BLEED AIR CONTROL SENSE LINES. AFTER TIGHTENING AND RESAFETYING THESE LINES, THE RIGHT ENGINE PERFORMED WITHIN PRESCRIBED PARAMETERS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

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