Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 8, 2004
Submitted
October 11, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46064
Aircraft time
86,803 hours, 35,589 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Engine time
39,542 hours, 16,540 cycles
Part
Engine
Part serial
692325
Condition
Failed
Part time
86,803 hours, 35,589 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ON CLIMB-OUT AT 30,000 CLIMB POWER SETTING, NR 4 ENGINE FUEL FLOW STATED FLUX AND ENGINE LOST POWER. ROLLED BACK TO FLIGHT IDLE AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT. OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AN INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING AND AS SOON AS MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IT WILL BE PROVIDED. MX FOUND N1 AND N2 ROTORS LOCKED TO EACH OTHER. DEFFERED NR 4 ENGINE, COMPLIED WITH CFM MM 71-00-00 SECURED NI AND N2 ROTOR FOR A NO WINDMILL FERRY. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED FROM KIAH TO KTOL WERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 4 ENGINE. ENGINE WAS RUN PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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