Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 14, 2005
Submitted
November 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48458
Aircraft time
38,553 hours, 10,583 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4462
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 3
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

ABOUT 2-3 MIN AFTER BLEED SHUTDOWN, CREW GOT STICK SHAKER, A/S ALT LOSS WITH NR 3 ENG VIBRATION. BROUGHT NR 3 THROTTLE TO IDLE AND VIBRATION REDUCED BUT STILL NOTICEABLE & NR 3 EVM TURB MONITOR WAS CLIMBING THRU 4 TOWARDS 5. ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN NR 3 ENG & VIBRATION STOPPED. NR 3 EGT ABOUT 50 DEGREES ABOVE NR 1 & 2, REV U/L INDICATOR ILLUMINATED IN EPR GAUGE. COMPLETED BOROSCOPE INSP OF HPT BLADES FOUND 32 BLADES WITH DAMAGE & 8 OF THOSE BLADES MISSING AT LEAST HALF OF BLADE. BLADES THAT ARE DAMAGED ARE FRAGMENTED IN NATURE. ALSO, DURING INSPECTION FOUND AFT COOLING DUCT THAT SURROUNDS HPT BROKEN IN TWO. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE.

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