Service difficulty report · Cable · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 27, 2009
Submitted
April 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
97,715 hours, 32,185 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Engine time
44,362 hours, 13,281 cycles
Part
Cable
Part number
580285006
Part serial
NSN764264
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 400
Part time
44,362 hours, 13,281 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM KTOL NUMBER TWO ENGINE EGT WENT TO 914 DEGREE FOR TWO TO FIVE SECONDS. THE CREW RETARDED THE THROTTLE AND EGT INDICATOR DECREASED AND ALL OTHER ENGINES PARAMETER WERE NORMAL. THE CREW RETURNED TO KTOL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING FOR FAULT NUMBER 48, AND FOUND VSV CABLE TRAVEL CHECK FAILED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED VSV CABLE. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD IAW MAINTENANCE MANUAL 75-32-20. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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