Service difficulty report · Hmu · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 26, 2008
Submitted
July 31, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48501
Aircraft time
53,389 hours, 11,045 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Engine time
43,413 hours, 7,527 cycles
Part
Hmu
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
43,413 hours, 7,527 cycles
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

APPROACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE GOT A LEVEL 2 'ENG 2 N2 LOW' FOLLOWED BY A ROLL BACK ON ENG 2. ALL INDICATIONS INDICATED FLAME OUT. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURES AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DID NOT ATTEMPT A RESTART. PERFORMED ENGINE POST-WINDMILLING INSPECTION PER MM 72-00-05-6 FOUND OK, RUN ENGINE NR 2 PER JRH FOUND ENGINE RUN NORMAL, ALL PARAMETERS IN LIMITS. FUEL FILTER INSPECTED & FOUND CLEANED. REPLACED WITH NEW ONE. REMOVED AND REPLACED HMU AS PER 73-21-01-4 1 RUN UP & LEAK TEST OK. INSPECTED NR 2 MANIFOLD FOR CRACKED PIPING, NONE FOUND. ALSO ACCOMPLISHED FUEL SHROUD TEST PER MM 28-25-00-5 CHECKED OK. ZERO FUEL AND NO LEAKS.

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