Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 747122

Difficulty date
November 2, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N851FT
Make and model
Boeing 747122
Aircraft serial
19756
Engine
Pwa JT9D7A
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Part time
48,977 hours
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT 40-60 KTS, A/C VEERED TO LEFT OF CENTERLINE. BROUGHT POWER BACK ON ALL ENG'S AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. ADVANCING POWER ON ALL ENGINES EVENLY UP TO 1.30 EPR. AT THAT TIME, NR 3 ENG EPR JUMPED TO 1.53, CAUSING A/C TO VEER. A/C WAS VERY LIGHT AND INCREASED EPR AT LOW GROUND SPEED PRODUCED ASYM THRUST. RE-CHECKED RIG AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. FOUND NR 3 FCU OUT OF RIG, RIGGED SAME AND C/W POWER RUN. OPS CHECKS GOOD PER MM 71-00-00.