Service difficulty report · Sensor · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 13, 2004
Submitted
August 16, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48487
Aircraft time
44,492 hours, 9,217 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2D1F
Part
Sensor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Aoa
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CAPTAINS PLI DROPPED TO FD PITCH BAR WHEN SLATS RETRACTED AND STICK SHAKER ACTUATED CAPTAINS SPEED INDICATOR BECAME RED, ALT MISS COMPARE, W/S DETECT FAIL ILLUMINATED, EVERYTHING WENT NORMAL WHEN SLATS EXTENDED. RETURNED TO MEM. FACT: REPLACED LT AOA SENSOR AFTER INTERROGATING NR 1 FCC SHOWING NR 1 AOA FAULTED FIVE TIMES OUT OF LAST SEVEN FLIGHTS. AFTER REPLACEMENT, REF MM 27-35-02-4, AOA SENSOR PASSED FCC RTS. AOA SENSOR REMOVED WAS NOT SMOOTH IN ITS MOVEMENT, VERY GRITTY.

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