Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
February 19, 2004
Submitted
February 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48505
Aircraft time
43,999 hours, 8,612 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Stab Trim
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER T/O, PASSING 5000FT, CAPT NOTICED NOSE DOWN TRIM STUCK AT 2.2 ANU USING BOTH. CAPT AND F/O YOKE CONTROLS AND SUITCASE HANDLES TO TRIM NOSE DOWN. ALL UNSUCCESSFUL. ONCE A/C STARTED TO ACCELERATE, PASSING 10K , 310 KTS A/P WOULD DISENGAGE. AT FIRST TRIM WOULD TRIM NOSE UP TO 3.2. ATB TO MEM DURING APPROACH. TRIM STUCK AT 2.7 ANU, APPROX 30 LBS STICK PRESSURE REQ DURING INITIAL AND FINAL APPROACH AND LANDING. T/S STAB TRIM AND FOUND STAB GEAR BOX LOW ON OIL (NO OIL WAS ON DIPSTICK). REMOVED DRAIN PLUG DARK COLORED OIL AND SMALL METAL PIECES CAME OUT. STAB DID NOT MOVE WITH EITHER TRIM. REPLACED STAB TRIM GEARBOX, LT AND RT DRIVE MOTORS, LT AND RT BRAKE UNITS. ALL IAW MM 27-43-30-4, 04-4, 44-01-4.

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