Service difficulty report · Sense Line · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 10, 2015
Submitted
November 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410NV
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49965
Aircraft time
55,421 hours, 31,628 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Sense Line
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, WE HAD A FULL THROTTLE SPLIT WITH THE THROTTLE UP. TURNED ON ANTI-ICE & THE RT EPR & N1 DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY. WE ACCOMPLISHED QRH 72.10 FOR, EPR ERRATIC. WE CONTINUED CLIMB WITH ANTI-ICE ON, EPR LT 1.98, RT .98, LT NI 90, RT 90, EGT LT 490, RT 480, N2 LT 93, RT 91. AFTER TURNING ANTI-ICE OFF, RT EPR BEGAN JUMPING FROM .8 TO 2.4 FOR APPROX 5 MINS THEN STABILIZED AT A HIGHER SETTING THAN THE LT EPR WITH N1 MATCHED. THE RT EPR DROPPED TO .95 AGAIN, LT 1.48, N1 LT 75, RT 74, EGT LT 380, RT 370, N2 LT 86, RT 84, OLI PSIS LT 45, RT 48, OIL TEMP LT 95, RT 95. REMOVED RT ENG NOSE CONE BULLET IAW MM 71-10-02. FOUND PT 2 LINE DISCONNECTED, CONNECTED LINE, INSTALLED NEW O RINGS & REINSTALLED NOSE BULLET. GND RAN ENGS IAW MM 72-10-00. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.

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