Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 9, 2000
Submitted
April 13, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45813
Aircraft time
82,827 hours, 34,254 cycles
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Wing
Part time
82,827 hours, 34,157 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EN ROUTE FROM MHZ TO WRI, DURING CRUISE THE NUMBER TWO AND THREE ENGINE FLAMED OUT. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COMPANY EMERGENCY PROCUDERS, DECLAIRED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO MHZ FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE WITH NO EXTERNAL DISCREPANCIES NOTED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED ALL CFMI MAINTENANCE MANUAL PROCEDURE FOR ENGINE FAILURES. REMOVED EXCESSIVE MOISTURE FROM THE FUEL TANKS. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED ALL APPLICABLE MAINTENANCE MANUAL ENGINE POWER ASSURANCE PERFORMANCE WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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