Service difficulty report · Hmu · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
May 2, 2003
Submitted
May 13, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N441JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3059
Aircraft time
19,646 hours, 16,989 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Hmu
Part number
8110993
Part serial
M80283
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
17,586 hours, 15,429 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT 13,000, THE CREW BEGAN GETTING A LEFT HAND ENGINE SURGE. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND CONTACTED MAINTENANCE CONTROL. THE CREW THEN DIVERTED TO PHL. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT LANDED SAFELY AT PHL. TWO MECHANICS FROM PIT WERE SENT TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE THEN REPLACED THE HYDROMECHANICAL UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 73-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.