SDR 01FDEA00119

Service difficulty report · Block · Doug MD11

Difficulty date: February 10, 2001
Submitted: February 13, 2001
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N596FE
Make and model: Doug MD11
Aircraft serial: 48554
Aircraft time: 31,609 hours, 3,996 cycles
System (JASC): 2550 · Cargo Compartments
Part: Block
Condition: Crushed
Location: Cargo Bay
Stage of operation: TO
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: C

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

What was found

AFT P-F CONV DURING T/O CREW NOTED A LEVEL ONE AC TIE 1 OFF ALERT. FOUND A BLOCK OF THE CONCRETE BALLAST HAD BROKEN FREE OF AN LD3 CONTAINER IN POS 1 LEFT IN THE FWD LWR CARGO COMP. THE BLOCK ROLLED THRU THE FWD CARGO COMP AND PASS THRU BULKHEAD AND LODGED IN THE NR 1 EPC BAY.

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