Service difficulty report · Nose Cowl · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
August 23, 2005
Submitted
August 24, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48490
Aircraft time
46,247 hours, 8,257 cycles
Part
Nose Cowl
Part number
2242101565
Part serial
1411
Condition
Vibration
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF RWY 25L VHHH, AFTER POWER REDUCTION TO CLIMB AT 1500 AFL, GOT A YAW "BUMP" AND NOISE AND VIBRATION "BUZZ" IN AIRFRAME. NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS INITIALLY, THEN NR 1 COMPRESSOR VIBRATION CLIMBED TO 5.0 AMBER, REDUCED NR 1 THROTTLE AND BUZZ DIMINISHED. NOISE QUIET AND INDICATION NORMAL AT IDLE, LEFT ENGINE RUNNING FOR SYSTEMS AVAILABILITY, DUMPED 147,000 POUNDS FUEL, LANDING VHHH.

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