Service difficulty report · Relay · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
December 27, 2002
Submitted
January 5, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N591FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48527
Aircraft time
35,563 hours, 5,741 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
Relay
Condition
Failed
Location
Ac System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

MID-FLIGHT, EMERGENCY POWER ON ALERT ILLUMINATED. REVIEWED CHECK 20-30 WEST OF LIT, BATTERY LOW ALERT ILLUMINATED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER MULTIPLE ELECT ALERTS OCCURRED. INCLUDING FCC 1B FAULT, FADEC ALT, ALL 3 ENGINES AND OTHERS. CAPTAIN, NR 1 AND NR 3 DU FAILED. NR 2 DU GAVE ATTITUDE ONLY, NO SPEED OR ALTITUDE. EMERGENCY DECLARED. CHECKLISTS COMPLETED. ON FINAL, LEFT EMERGENCY AC BUS FAIL OCCURRED. INSTALLED NEW AC BUS 1 SENSING RELAY IAW SMP A-3-15. ALL OPERATIONS /FUNCTIONS APPEAR TO BE NORMAL, AIRCRAFT ENGINE RUN COMPLETE OPS CHECK, GOOD.

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