Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
December 24, 2004
Submitted
January 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N580FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48471
Aircraft time
43,138 hours, 8,770 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4462
Part
Engine
Part number
PW44623
Part serial
733835
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Part time
10,859 hours, 2,511 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE VIBRATION AT TAKEOFF ROTATION FOLLOWED BY A BANG AT ROTATION. COMPRESSOR STALL REPORTED BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. EXCEEDENCE WENT AMBER TO 5.3 ON CLIMB & 4.4 IN CRUISE AT 10K FT, VIBRATION NOTICABLE IN CRUISE WITH ENGINE & WING ANTI-ICE ON & IGNITION OVERRIDE, ENGINES WERE DE-ICE & ANTI-ICE IN GATE FOLLOWED 30 SECOND RUN UP ON RUNWAY. DUE TO TAKEOFF COMPRESSOR STALL ABOVE 1.25 EPR THIS ENGINE IS APPROVED FOR REMOVAL PER PP/ENGINEERING. COMPLETED ENGINE CHANGE 1/1/05.

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