Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 21, 2008
Submitted
February 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46007
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Engine
Condition
Flamed Out
Location
Nr 3
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:N/A NR 3 ENGINE FLAMEOUT AT CRUISE. FLT LVL 360, SPEED MACH .81, FUEL NORMAL AND BALANCED. ATTEMPTED RESTART AT FL 300 UNSUCCESSFUL. ATTEMPTED 2ND RESTART AT 16000 FT SUCCESSFUL. ENG OPERATED NORMALLY REMAINDER OF FLT. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. PERFORMED T/S PROCEDURE WRT MM 71-00-00-1 FIG 139 SHEET 1 & 2. FOUND NO ABNORMAL DEFECTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 MAIN ENG FUEL FILTER WRT MM 73-10-02-4-2. NO ABNORMAL CONTAMINATION FOUND. IDLE LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD. PERFORMED HIGH POWER RUN WRT MM 71-00-00-5, ALL PARAMETERS NO DEFECTS FOUND. NO PREVIOUS HISTORY A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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