Service difficulty report · Panels · Lkheed 1011385114

Difficulty date
December 24, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Lkheed 1011385114
Part
Panels
Condition
Moisture
Location
Flt Engineer
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT DELAYED DUE TO HIGH HUMIDITY IN F/E PANELS. HUMIDITY REMOVED, SYSTEMS SERVICED. AIRCRAFT FLOWN TO MAIN BASE FOR INVESTIGATION. AFTER AIRBORNE, EXCESSIVE HUMIDITY OCCURRED AGAIN. SEVERAL ENGINE INDICATORS FAILED; AURAL WARNING BECAME VERY WEAK, AIRCRAFT ESS BUS FAILED AND NR 1 OUTBOARD BOOST PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF WATER FOUND IN THE F.E.S.C. AND IN ALL AVIONIC COMPONENTS DUE TO BLOCKAGE OF COLD AIR PLENUM DRAINS. CLEARED ALL DRAINS, DRIED UP ALL F.E.S.C. AND AVIONIC COMPONENTS. RUNUP OK.