Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
December 20, 2007
Submitted
January 2, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48791
Aircraft time
30,622 hours, 6,950 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4462
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB FROM FL320 TO FL340 NOTICED A/C DETERIORATION. NR 2 ENG EPR READ .40 LESS THAN NR 1 AND NR 3. N1 READING 20 PERCENT LESS THAN 1 AND 3, N2 20 PERCENT LESS AS WELL. ENG 2 THROTTLE, MOVEMENTS RESULTED IN SLUGGISH RESPONSE W/MAX EPR OUTPUT OF 1.08 AND AT 80 PERCENT N1. SECONDARY ENG PARAMETER READINGS NORMAL FF NR 2 AT 1.00 EPR, N1 76.5, EGT 370, N2 86 WAS 4000LB/HR FL 310 OAT-32 DEG C TARGET EPR WAS 1.27 M.830 IAS 309 KTS TAT +1 DEG C. DIVERTED TO SIN. FOUND 9 FAN BLADES DAMAGED ON ENGINE NR 2. REMOVED AND REPLACED FAN BLADES IN PAIR TOTAL 18EA. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL METERING UNIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENG EEC. 01-2008 REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE.

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