Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 28, 2003
Submitted
October 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45978
Aircraft time
84,418 hours, 33,390 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Engine time
17,813 hours, 6,450 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
84,418 hours, 33,390 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF FROM KLRD TO KTOL NR 1 EGT FLUCUATED WILDLY BETWEEN 700 DEGREES AND OFF SCALE HIGH (1000). BOTH ANALOG AND DIGITAL EGT FOLLOWED THROTTLE BUT CONTINUED TO FLUCTUATE ERRATICALLY TO 1000 DEGREES. FUEL FLOW FLUCTUATES 150-200 LBS PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN PERFORMED AT 0404Z OIL PRESS 1LB AT 28 N1. N1 AND N2 APPEARED NORMAL, ALL OTHER ENGINE PARAMETERS NORMAL. CREW CONTINUED FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE RAN NR 1 ENG IAW ATI ERH 70.01.01 AND PERFORMED POWER ASSURANCE TEST IAW ATI ERH 91.01.03. NO FLUCUTATION IN ENGINE PARAMETERS NOTED. PIGTAIL FOR NR 1 ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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