Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
February 13, 2009
Submitted
February 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N765NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47718
Aircraft time
73,196 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Engine time
53,035 hours, 47,003 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING ROTATION AND CLIMB ENGINE NR1 FUEL FLOW WAS ERRATIC AND EPR DROPPED ABOUT 10 PERCENT. ADVANCED THROTTLE TO MATCH ENGINE NR2 BUT EPR DROPPED AGAIN TO 1.6 AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO HIGHER THROTTLE SETTINGS. FLIGHT CREW RETURNED ACFT TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. MX DISCOVERED ENGINE INTERNAL FUEL LEAK, OUT THE TAIL PIPE. ENGINE NR1 REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)

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