Service difficulty report · Sense Line · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 27, 2016
Submitted
March 28, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N419NV
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53366
Aircraft time
45,556 hours, 38,152 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Sense Line
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING THE CLIMB, NOTICEABLE SPLIT IN THE EPR AS THEY CLIMBED ABOVE FL 250. AT CRUISE AT FL 330 THERE WAS A .25 SPLIT IN THE EPR WITH THE N1 MATCHED. THE EPR WAS LOWER ON THE NR 1 ENG WITH THE N1S MATCHED. WITH THE EPRS MATCHED THERE WAS A 9% DIFFERENCE IN N1S. THE CREW CONTACTED DISPATCH & MX CONTROL. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN. WITH ICE PROTECTION OFF LT & RT ICE PROTECTION TEMP HIGH LIGHTS CAME ON & THEN OFF. THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENG SPLIT WAS LESS PRONOUNCED AFTER THEY DESCENDED FOR LANDING. FOUND NR 2 ENG PT2 LINE RUPTURED. R & R PT2 LINE IAW AMM 71-00-00-4-1 3B 40. LEAK CHECKED SYS, FOUND SYS SATISFACTORY, NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW TC 77-071-002 & 77-072-002.

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