Service difficulty report · Mec · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
August 11, 2005
Submitted
August 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46064
Aircraft time
88,003 hours, 36,091 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C1
Engine time
36,530 hours, 16,387 cycles
Part
Mec
Part number
806312
Part serial
WYG35032
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Part time
88,007 hours, 36,092 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT FROM MPDC TO KTOL FLIGHT LEVEL 38.0, NR 4 ENGINE FLAMED OUT WHEN THROTTLE WAS RESTARTED. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL CREW ACCOMPLISHED FLAME OUT IN FLIGHT START. WHEN A IGNITER WAS USED FOR IN-FLIGHT START ENGINE STARTED NORMALLY NO OTHER PROBLEMS OCCURRED DURING FLIGHT AND LANDED AT KTOL WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED FAULT 51 TROUBLE SHOOTING PROCEDURE AND FOUND THE SPECIFIC GRAVITY WAS OFF. IT WAS ADJUSTED, THE FLIGHT IDLE WAS LOW AND WAS ALSO ADJUSTED. PERFORMED A POWER ASSURANCE RUN PER ATI ERH & GMM NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE

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