Service difficulty report · Line · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
September 2, 2003
Submitted
September 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N582FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48420
Aircraft time
43,219 hours, 9,259 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Brake
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT BLOCK IN NUMBER 5 BRAKE LINE BROKE AND HYD FLUID SPRAYED ONTO HOT BRAKE CAUSING A FLAME WHICH QUICKLY WENT OUT. MEL 31AUG03 19:05 LCK R ACN RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL: 32-43-02 CATEGORY: C EXPIRATION: 10SEP03 "MEL 32-43-02: NR 5 BRAKE HYD LINE INOP. INSPECTED BRAKE AND TIRE, NO DAMAGE FOUND. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. FACT 01SEP03 01:01 JFK R REPLACED LINE AS PER SMP. LEAK CHECKED OK, BLEED NR 5 BRAKE AS PER MM 32-40-00-6.

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