Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
December 16, 2007
Submitted
December 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48489
Aircraft time
54,661 hours, 11,451 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Engine time
38,520 hours, 7,580 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
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

NR 2 ENG RPM LO ON CLIMB-OUT (FLAMEOUT). CREW REPORTED DURING CLIMB-OUT NR 2 ENG N1 WENT TO 11 PERCENT WITH N2 ALMOST 0 PERCENT, LOW EGT, AND FF APPROX 600 PPM. INSP NR 2 ENG INLET AND EXH FOR METAL PARTICLES AND FOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. CHKD NR 2 ECU, NO FAULTS FOUND IN BOTH CHNLS A AND B. PERFORMED RTS ON NR 2 ECU CHNLS A AND B. ALL TESTS PASSED. PERFORMED NR 2 ENG RUN, NRML ENG START. PERFORMED HIGH PWR RUN AT 70 PERCENT N1 ON ALL 3 ENG. RECEIVED SAME READINGS ON ALL 3 ENGS WENT DOWN TO IDLE AND RAN NR 2 ENG AT 85 PERCENT N1 BACK TO IDLE AND WENT UP TO 100 PERCENT N1. NR 2 ENG IND NML AND STEADY WHOLE TIME. WENT BACK TO IDLE AND RETURNED TO GATE. ENG RUNS PERFORMED BY FLT CREW. R & R NR 2 ENG ECU, HMU AND MAIN FUEL PUMP PER APPLICABLE MM.

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