SDR USAAD96049

Service difficulty report · Fuel Contl Unit · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
May 3, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808US
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48040
Engine
Pwa JT8D217
Part
Fuel Contl Unit
Part number
7696067
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
10,351 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

BOS - FL 478 - AT TOP OF CLIMB, FL 230, LEFT ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT. OIL TEMPERATURE OF LEFT ENGINE WAS THIRTY TO THIRTY-FIVE DEGREES HIGHER THAN THE RIGHT ENGINE TEMPERATURE. FLIGHT RETURNED TO BOS AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE ON FINAL APPROACH. SET: 4 MINUTES. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT. (M)

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