Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 22, 2010
Submitted
January 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48481
Aircraft time
61,765 hours, 12,441 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
3983983
Part serial
2953
Condition
Failed
Location
Trim Air Valve
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT RECEIVED LVL 2 ALERT TRIM AIR OFF TEMP REACHED 225 F. COCKPIT TEMP 99 F COULD NOT CONTROL TEMP IN AUTO WITH QRH OR MANUAL. TEMP LOWERED TO 190F AND REMAINED THERE UNTIL DECENT. FOUND FD TRIM AIR VALVE STUCK OPEN. PN 398398-3 CURRENTLY NIS ANC. CPN 2100193 QTY 1 VALVE MSN 1160678 R & R FWD TRIM AIR VALVE IAW REF TO MM 21-61-12-4. ALL TESTS AND CHECKS PASSED. SYS OK FOR SERVICE.

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