Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
August 15, 2005
Submitted
August 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45993
Aircraft time
83,877 hours, 34,724 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM562FR
Engine time
31,947 hours, 13,721 cycles
Part
Wire
Part number
C65039ATI1
Part serial
0013
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
83,877 hours, 34,724 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB & CRUISE NR 2 ENGINE FUEL FLOW & EGT FLUCUATED FROM 811 TO 875, OTHER ENGINES AT 830 TO 835. EGT THEN PEAKED AT 1000 (FLASHING). ALSO WITH STANDARD POWER SET FOR CLIMB, THE EGT & FF FOLLOWED THE THROTTLE & THEN THE FUEL FLOW & EGT WENT HIGH & DID NOT FOLLOW THROTTLE. CREW PERFORMED AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST IAW QRH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LEFT AND RIGHT EGT HARNESS AND THE THERMOCOUPLES. THE PLUG RECEPTACLE WAS CLEANED AT PYLON. THE EGT HARNESS WAS REMOVED & REPLACED AND A RUN-UP WAS PERFORMED OF NR 2 ENGINE IAW ATI ERH 70.01. NR 2 ENGINE EGT OPS CHECK GOOD. NO FLUCTUATION NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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