Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Boeing 74745EF

Difficulty date
December 9, 2019
Submitted
December 10, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486MC
Make and model
Boeing 74745EF
Aircraft serial
30608
Aircraft time
86,079 hours, 15,585 cycles
Part
Fuel Sys
Condition
Out Of Balance
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

LOW SPEED REJECTED TAKEOFF DUE TO DIRECTIONAL INSTABILITY ON POWER APPLICATION. SYMMETRICAL POWER ADVANCED TO TAKEOFF THRUST. IMMEDIATELY UPON ENGINE ACCELERATION, APPROXIMATELY 35%, THE NOSE DRIFTED LEFT AND FAILED TO RESPOND TO RUDDER OR NWS INPUTS. RTO ENSUED. (<P>FOUND A/C AFT C/G. ADDED FUEL TO BRING C/G FWD AS REQUIRED. FUEL ON-BOARD CURRENTLY AT 51.2 KG. MCC AND OPS NOTIFIED. </P>)

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