Service difficulty report · Cable · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 7, 2007
Submitted
March 8, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
Aircraft time
97,315 hours, 25,382 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C1
Engine time
42,283 hours, 13,455 cycles
Part
Cable
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Nr 4 Vsv
Part time
42,283 hours, 13,455 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT ABOUT 90 KNOTS, THE CREW HEARD TWO LOUD POPPING NOISES. THE CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. ENGINE ANTI-ICE WAS ON. MAX POWER WAS SET 87 PERCENT N1. THE CREW RETURNED TO PARKING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND COMPLIED WITH CFM56 MM 71-00 CODE 41. AN ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE TO NUMBER 4 ENGINE VSV FEEDBACK CABLE. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE FOUND. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN ACCELERATION CHECK AND MAX POWER RUN ALL ENG PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL IAW ATI ERH 70.01. TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT IAW ATI ERH 9.01.1. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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