Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 9, 2006
Submitted
May 10, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604BX
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46046
Aircraft time
85,847 hours, 28,868 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Fluctuates
Location
Nr 3
Part time
85,847 hours, 28,868 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

IN FLIGHT NOTICED SLIGHT RUMBLE, NR 3 ENG N1 BEGAN TO FLUCUATE. ENG BEGAN TO ROLL BACK, ENG OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. ENG SHUTDOWN, OIL PRESSURE WENT TO NEAR ZERO PSI. INSPECTED ENG INLET & EXHAUST, SPECIFIC GRAVITY, CHECKED MAGNETIC CHIP DETECTORS, FUEL FILTER, CDP TUBES FOR LEAKS AND ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD. MAINTENANCE THEN CHECKED FUEL PUMP LOW PRESSURE IMPELLER ROTATION, CHECKED N1 & N2 FOR ROTATION, ALL CHECKS GOOD. SUMPED TANK AND NO WATER WAS NOTED, INSPECTED FOR FUEL LEAK IN PYLON AND LEADING EDGE WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. RAN ACFT FOR 5 MINS IN IDLE (NOISE CONSTRAINTS IN LAX). TURNED THE BOOST PUMP ON & OFF, ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS CHECKED NORMAL. NR 3 ENGINE CHECKS GOOD ON GROUND.

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