Service difficulty report · Relay · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
March 10, 2005
Submitted
March 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N591FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48527
Aircraft time
42,993 hours, 7,505 cycles
Part
Relay
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT CRUISE (30 MIN INTO FLT) FL340 LEVEL ONE ALERT EMERGENCY POWER ON, ON ELECTRICAL SCHEMATIC INDICATIONS NORMAL. BATTERY VOLTAGE INITIALLY NORMAL THEN SLOWLY DECREASED TO 22V (41 INCREASING TO 67 AMP) BATTERY LOW ALERT THEN L EMERGENCY AC OFF SWITCHED EMERGENCY PWR OFF. RECOVERED MOST SYSTEMS FROM GEN PWR. RETURNED TO MEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED L/E BUSS SENSING RELAY R2-5156 AND PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT TEST IAW MD 11 AMM. ALL CHECKS NORMAL ON GROUND OK FOR SERVICE.

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