Service difficulty report · Bleed Air Duct · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 24, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48549
Part
Bleed Air Duct
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A, J

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, EXPERIENCED AN UNKNOWN ODOR THE F/O AND RFO EXPERIENCED A BURNING SENSATION IN THE EYES. CREW WENT ON 100 PERCENT O2 AND ACCOMPLISHED ALL CHECKLIST ITEMS. RETURNED TO EWR. COMPLIED WITH CHECKLIST AND DUMPED APPROX 65.0 LBS FUEL. REMOVED (3) COALESCER SOCKS FROM PACKS, FOUND THEM TO BE DIRTY WITH OIL RESIDUE. RAN NR (3) ENGINE AND ALL PACKS PER M/M 21-53-00-7. INSTALLED (3) NEW COALESCER SOCKS AND RAN ALL ENGINES FOR 20 MIN TO EACH RESPECTIVE PACK, NO ODOR OR FUMES WERE FOUND TO BE PRESENT IN CABIN. FOUND LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL ON THE BLEED DUCT AND BLEED VALVE OF THE APU. CLEANED OIL FROM DUCT MANIFOLD AND DEFERRED APU PER MEL.

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