Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
April 1, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N613FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48749
Part
Duct
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Pylon
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, B

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

What was found

98-0083 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM ANC THROUGH FL 400 ENG 1 FIRE ALERT CAME ON. FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AND RETURNED TO ANC. ALL ENGINE, HYDRAULIC, PNEUMATIC AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS NORMAL. SUSPECT BLEED AIR LEAK IN ENG NR 1. FOUND DUCT IN PYLON CHAFFED BY T/R INTERLOCK HYD LINE ALSO CRACKS IN DUCT ADJACENT TO FLANGE ON IPC REF 36-14-80-01 FIG 220. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH DAMAGED DUCT ASSY LEAK AND OPS CKS GOOD ON ENG RUN. ALL COWLINGS SECURED. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. PARTS REPLACED: DUCT ASSY, P/N BUM7011-537 DUCT ASSY, P/N 88033-1.

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