Service difficulty report · Controller · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
May 10, 2004
Submitted
May 14, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N607FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48547
Aircraft time
41,266 hours, 9,460 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
4059027903
Part serial
01020533
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT ALTITUDE LOST GOOD AIRSPEED INDICATIONS ON CADC2 AND STBY AIRSPEED INDICATORS CAPT HAD SWAPPED TO CADC2 EARLIER, GOT STICK SHAKER FOLLOWED BY BUFFET. CORRECTED FOR HIGH SPEED, SITUATION WORSENED. LOST ALL AIRSPEED INDICATIONS ON F/O, CAPT, AND STBY INDICATORS. CORRECTED FOR STALL AND STARTED TO GET BETTER. CAPT WENT BACK TO CADC 1 AND GOT GOOD INFO AGAIN. DIVERTED TO CYYC. FOUND ALL HEATING ELEMENTS GOOD, RANG ALL WIRING, VERIFIED ALL SWITCHING FOR GND SHIFT CIRCUITS. FOUND NO FAULTS WITH WIRING. REPLACED RELAY'S R2-5111, R2-5102, AND R2-5109, HAD TROUBLE COMMUNICATING WITH MSC REPLACED MSC, COMPARISON TESTS GOOD AFTER PURGE AND RR OF MSC.

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