Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 15, 2009
Submitted
January 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48792
Aircraft time
33,567 hours, 7,663 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4462
Engine time
64,205 hours, 9,341 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Vibration
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF PASSING 13000 FT IN CLIMB PWR NR 1 ENG STARTED VIBRATING. AT LEVEL OFF PULLED NR 1 THROTTLE TO IDLE AND WHEN PASSING BELOW 80 PERCENT N1 VIBRATION WENT DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY AND AT IDLE NO VIBRATION NOTED. KEPT THROTTLE BELOW 80 PERCENT TO REMAINDER OF FLT. EVM'S NORMAL ALL ENGINE READINGS NORMAL. OPENED NR 1 ENG COWLING AND INSPECTED COMPONENTS, INSPECTED TAIL PIPE. REMOVED SPINNER COVER AND FOUND EVERYTHING TO BE NORMAL RAN NR 1 ENG POWER ASSURANCE PER JRH WITH ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL, EPR WAS 1.3 N1 84 PERCENT. RAN NR 3 ENG FOR COMPARISONS AND FOUND ALL TO BE NORMAL. RAN ENG NR 1 TO 1.4 EPR AND STILL FELT NO VIBRATIONS. NO VIBRATIONS FELT IN AIRFRAME OR THROTTLES DURING ENTIRE RUN.

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