SDR TC8A97054

Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Doug DC8F55

Difficulty date
December 14, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N182SK
Make and model
Doug DC8F55
Aircraft serial
45817
Engine
Pwa JT3D3B
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
71128719
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Part time
2,372 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

ATTEMPTED T/O, HOWEVER NR 3 ENGINE N1 WOULD NOT SPOOL UP TO T/O POWER, ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL POPPING WAS NOTED. N2 WAS 80 PERCENT, N1 HUNG AT 48 PERCENT. FOUND N1 INDICATOR STICKS, REPLACED N1 INDICATOR PER MM 77-12-0, OPS CHECKS OK. FOUND ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. REPLACED FUEL CONTROL UNIT PER MM 73-2-1. FUEL CONTROL OPS AND LEAK CHECKS OK DURING TRIM RUN ACCOMPLISHED PER MM 71-00 NO POPPING NOTED, RUN UP CHECK OK.

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