Service difficulty report · Mec · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
December 8, 2005
Submitted
December 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46065
Aircraft time
87,197 hours, 36,180 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Engine time
36,062 hours, 15,184 cycles
Part
Mec
Part number
8013212
Part serial
WYG34998
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
87,197 hours, 36,180 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

DURING CLIMB FROM KTOL TO KPHL NR 1 THROTTLE HAS TO BE RETARDED APPROX 4 KNOTS WIDTH TO MAINTAIN CLIMB THRUST, AT CRUISE POWER THROTTLE IS JUST ABOVE IDLE. CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE PRIOR TO LANDING BECAUSE UNABLE TO RETARD POWER, POSITIVE OIL PRESSURE AND QUANTITY NOTED PRIOR TO SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED CIT SENSOR AND MEC. PERFORMED FLIGHT IDLE, 75% AND MAXPOWER RUNS. THE NR 1 ENGINE OPS CHECK WAS NORMAL. THE ENGINE RUN WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF ENGINE SHUTDOWN. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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