Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
October 16, 2000
Submitted
October 18, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801DE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48472
Aircraft time
41,702 hours, 5,701 cycles
Engine time
34,462 hours, 4,837 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
80380303
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ON APPROACH NR 3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ILLUM. PUSHED MAST WRN UNABLE TO SILENCE BELL. MASTER WRN EXT, ENG SHUTDOWN IAW POM FIRE WRN DID NOT EXT. LIGHT IN T-HANDLE, FUEL C/O SW, AND LVL 3 ALERT REMAINED ON. COULD NOT GET AGENT LOW LIGHTS WHEN T-HANDLE ROTATED. BELL SILENCED WHEN T-HANDLE PULLED. FDCU-3 FAULTS LOOP A. WHEN ENG 3 LOOP A C/B PULLED ALL FIRE IND NORMAL. SWAP APU FDCU AND ENG 3 FDCU. NOW ALL FIRE IND REST NORMAL. SQUIB FIRE TEST OK. VERIFY GOOD SQUIB VOLTAGE AT BOTTLE 1 AND 2 CONN. RAN ENG PER PFHB, CKS OK. FIRE TEST OK. FDCU-3 REPLACED.

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