Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 8, 2007
Submitted
August 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N582FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48420
Aircraft time
55,526 hours, 12,133 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PASSING FL 270 ON CLIMB A/P TRIPPED OFF FOLLOWED BY MULTIPLE OTHER ALERTS. ENGINE NR 3 FLAMED OUT WITH "0" FUEL FLOW. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST FOR RESTART WITH NO SUCCESS. TANK NR 3 PUMPS WERE UNPOWERED. ENG NR 3 WAS SUCTION FEEDING. ATTEMPTED RESTART WITH FUEL SYSTEM IN MANUAL AND CROSSFEEDING TO NR 3 WITH NO SUCCESS, BATTERY BUSS T/R2A AND GS BUSSES WERE UNPOWERED. LATERAL FUEL IMBALANCE OCCURRED. ACCOMPLISHED EA 1-2400-114788 PART-1 AS FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS, REPAIRED DAMAGED WIRES. REMOVED AND REPLACED ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS AND R-T-S RELATED SYSTEMS. A/C OK FOR CONTINUE SERVICE.

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