Service difficulty report · Cable · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
December 25, 2008
Submitted
December 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N872SJ
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46040
Aircraft time
83,464 hours, 32,329 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Engine time
40,211 hours, 15,456 cycles
Part
Cable
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE FLAMED OUT AT IDLE AT 30,000 FT. BEGAN PERFORMING ENGINE FLAMEOUT ABNORMAL CK LIST. ENGINE RELITE AND PERFORMED NORMALLY AFTER IGNITION TURNED ON. FINISHED ABNORMAL CK LIST. WEATHER VMC. PERFORMED PULL, TRAVEL AND RIGGING CHECKS OF VBV AND VSV FEEDBACK CABLES IAW MM 73-20-1, PULL AND TRAVEL CHECKS OF VBV AND VSV CABLES NO DEFECTS. RIGGED VBV AND VSV CABLES IAW MM 73-20-1.

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