Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
August 27, 2009
Submitted
August 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45993
Aircraft time
88,677 hours, 36,981 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Engine time
38,715 hours, 10,228 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Part time
38,715 hours, 10,228 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF, NR 4 ENG WOULD NOT MAKE PWR. ONCE AIRBORNE HAD TO PUSH THROTTLE PAST OTHER THROTTLES NR 4 EGT WENT TO 907 DEGREE. THE CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED NR 4 ENG AND FOUND VSV'S AND VBV OUT OF RIG. MX ACCOMPLISHED VSV'S AND VBV'S RIGGING. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 75-32-00, 73-21-00, AND ATI ERH 70.01.1. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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