Service difficulty report · Fcu · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
February 25, 2015
Submitted
March 4, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411NV
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53245
Aircraft time
52,183 hours, 35,877 cycles
Part
Fcu
Part number
76960612
Part serial
F15447
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON APPROACH LT THROTTLE RESPONSE WAS VERY SLOW COMPARED TO RT SIDE. BOTH PACKS SHUT DOWN MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO RT ENG SPOOLING UP FASTER DURING ALL OTHER PHASES OF FLIGHT. LT THRUST LEVER STAYED ABOUT 1 - 1.5 KNOB WIDTHS AHEAD OF RT SIDE FOR EQUAL ENGINE OUTPUT. R & R 1 FUEL CONTROL UNIT IAW TC R0907301. COMPLETED UP TO STEP 4B1. PERFORMED ENG TRIM IAW A0707101. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL & PERFORMED M739 RUN FORM.

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