Service difficulty report · Computer · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
September 27, 2003
Submitted
September 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48458
Aircraft time
31,635 hours, 8,999 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
4059001908
Part serial
91060337
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Flt Control
Part time
3,624 hours, 810 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, FUEL AND MISC CUE ALERTS CAME ON. (FUEL ALERT, LEVEL 1 (TANK 3 FWD PUMP OFF). MISC CUE ALERT, LEVEL 1 (NO AUTOLAND). ADDITIONALLY, PFD AUTOPILOT BOX WENT AMBER, WITH (AP OFF) DISPLAYED. NEITHER AP WOULD ENGAGE AT 500 FT AGL, AFTER CYCLING THE SWITCH (AUTOFLIGHT BUTTON). REFERRED TO QRH AND HAND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT AS MAINTENANCE WAS CONSULTED. RETURNED TO PANC AFTER FUEL DUMP (50 K LBS). LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED AND REPLACED FCC NR 2 IAW MM 22-01-03 AFS RTS ACCOMPLISHED IAW MM 22-01-10-5.

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