Service difficulty report · Sensor · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
June 13, 2004
Submitted
June 15, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N580FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48471
Aircraft time
41,170 hours, 8,318 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg Brake
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER T/O & GEAR RETRACTION, PASSING 6000 FT, BRAKE DIFF TEMP ALERT APPEARED. TEMP ON BRAKE NR 6 WAS 400 & RISING. ALL OTHER BRAKE TEMPS WERE LESS THAN 50. LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED TO COOL & STOP THE RISING TEMP ON BRAKE NR 6. BRAKE DIFF TEMP ALERT WENT AWAY AFTER TEMP DECREASE BELOW 300. AFTER LANDING BRAKE TEMP IS AT 656 DEG. REMOVED AND REPLACED BRAKE TEMP SENSOR PER MM 32-46-01-4.

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