Service difficulty report · Turbine · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 24, 2001
Submitted
February 6, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N616FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48747
Aircraft time
19,370 hours, 4,344 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2D1F
Engine time
22,824 hours, 3,886 cycles
Part
Turbine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON T/O, NR 1 ENG HAD SEVERE VIBRATION AND EVM TURBINE INDICATIONS. NO REDUCTION WITH REDUCED POWER, SECURED NR 1 ENGINE AND RETURNED TO PEK. MX FOUND METAL IN TAILPIPE AND LAST STAGE TURBINE SEVERELY DAMAGED. *S/D* REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENG PER WORK CARD MD11 71T07 C1. COWLING OPEN AND CLOSE PERF PER MM 7-13-00.

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