Service difficulty report · Fairing · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
April 3, 2009
Submitted
April 7, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N608FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48548
Aircraft time
56,219 hours, 12,843 cycles
Part
Fairing
Part number
ABM7332503
Condition
Broken
Location
Air Intake
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 VIOLENT VIBRATION IN NOSE AREA WHEN ACCELERATING THROUGH 230KTS. VIBRATION STOPPED WHEN DECELERATING TO 210 KTS. FLIGHT CREW ADVISED VIBRATION STARTED AFTER TAKEOFF AND ALL GEAR RETRACTED COMPLETELY. CHECKED A/C AROUND, LANDING GEAR FOUND NO DEFECT NOTED. AILERON, FLAP, ELEVATOR, RUDDER, SPOILER OPS NORMAL. NOSE TIRE DE-SPIN PAD NORMAL. FOUND NR 1 AIR INTAKE FAIRING PLATE BROKEN AND REMOVED IT THEN ALL PACK OPS NORMAL. ACN RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL: 21-51-01-A CATEGORY: C EXPIRATION: 13APR09 "MEL 21-51-01-A: NR 1 PACK INOP. "RAM AIR SCOOP FAIRING PLATE MISSING. INSTALLED NR 1 PACK RAM AIR SCOOP FAIRING PLATE MPN, ABM7332-503, CPN: 0050633 PER MM 21-55-01-4. ADJUSTED NR 1 PACK RAM DOOR PER MM 21-55-01-4. REACTIVATED NR 1 PACK FLOW CONTROL VALVE. PERFORMED ACC-1, ACC-2, AC C-3 RTS TESTS PASSED PER MM 21-62-01-5.

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