Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 17, 2007
Submitted
February 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48602
Aircraft time
48,529 hours, 10,898 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Disconnected
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

INTERMITTENT LEVEL 3 APU FIRE ALERT AFTER 150 EN ROUTE-SUSPECTED BLEED/DUCT LEAK-COMPLIED W/QRH, BOTTLE BLOWN. FOUND FLEX DUCT AT EXHAUST DISCONNECTED AND CLAMP MISSING, DUCT COMES FROM THE GEN COOLING SHROUD. RAN APU FOUND AIR LEAKING AT PRESS REG VALVE CLAMP, TIGHTENED CLAMP. RAN NR 2 ENG AND COULD HEAR A MASSIVE AIR LEAK RUMBLE, WITH ENG RUNNING SHUT DOWN APU AND FOUND AT THE FORWARD FIREWALL THE NR 2/APU MANIFOLD LEAKING AT THE CLAMP. TIGHTENED CLAMP AND AIR LEAK STOPPED. CLAMP WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE. ALL OTHER CLAMPS AND CONNECTIONS LEAK CHECK GOOD. SAFETIED THE FIRE BOTTLES ELE CONNECTIONS AND SQUIBS. SYSTEM OK FOR SERVICE.

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