Service difficulty report · Detector · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 4, 2004
Submitted
September 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48792
Aircraft time
19,369 hours, 4,368 cycles
Part
Detector
Condition
Burst
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
E, J, A

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

What was found

ON T/O, PRIOR TO FLAP RET, A/C DISPLAYED A MOMENTARY LVL 3 ENG 2 A-ICE DUCT ALERT. AS THROTTLE WAS BEING MOVED TO IDLE ALERT WENT AWAY. CLIMB TO FL 290 WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL 30 MIN INTO FLT WHEN A/C DISP LVL-1 ENG 2 A-ICE OFF ALERT, WITH A CONS OF ENG 2 A-ICE DUCT HAS FAILED. ENG SHUT DOWN IN FLT (QRH) WAS PERF AND APPROX 50K FUEL WAS DUMPED. INSPECTED ANTI-ICE DUCT FROM NR 2 ENG FIREWALL AFT R/R`D SENSING ELEMENTS D89, D90, D91 IAW MD-11 MM 30-22-11-4. REPLACED BURST DETECTION UNIT PER MD11 MM 30-22-10-4. PERF MAX POWER ASSURANCE ON NR 2 ENG AND RAN FOR APPROX 5 MIN WITH NO FAULTS OR ALERTS. NR 2 NOSE COWL ANTI-ICE OPS CHECK NORMAL PER JRH 4-28. A/C OK FOR SVC.

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