Service difficulty report · Accelerometer · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 8, 2011
Submitted
November 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48552
Aircraft time
64,731 hours, 11,289 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Engine time
61,779 hours, 10,555 cycles
Part
Accelerometer
Part number
CA955M701
Part serial
VBRBH471
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
2,965 hours, 736 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

REJECTED TAKE OFF, DUE TO NR1 ENGINE EVM COMPRESSO AMBER BOX ILLUMINATED AT APPROX 5.0 THEN EXTINGUISHED, FOLLOWED BY ILLUMINATION OF THE NR 1 ENGINE EVM TURBINE AMBER BOX AT APPROX 4.4. NO PHYSICAL VIBRATION. PER FIM 77-32 INSPECTED NR 1 ENG FOR DAMAGE. NO PROBLEMS FOUND, ALL CHECKED OK. SUSPECT BAD EVM BOX. R & R EVM COMPUTER PER MM 77-32-02-4-1 AND TESTED PER MM 77-32-02-5-1. NO FAULTS OCCURED. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE VIBRATION SURVEY, ADJUSTMENT TESTED PER MM 71-00-00-5-1 & JRH AND FOUND AT GROUND IDLE INDICATION, COMPRESSOR 0.4, TURBINE 0.3, MPA SETTINGS TURBINE READS 0.5 & COMPRESSOR 0.2. WHEN RETARDING THROTTLES TO IDLE, BOTH TURBINE AND COMPRESSOR GO ANYWHERE FROM 0.0-3.4 UNITS. NO VIBRATION FELT DURING TEST. PERFORMED NR 1 ENGINE RUN PER JRH & EVM SHOWED COMPRESSOR 0.2, TURBINE 0.2 AT IDLE, COMPRESSOR 0.1, TURBINE 0.8 AT N2 80%. DURING ADVANCEMENT OF THROTTLE, TURBINE MOMENTARY SHOWED 2.3 AT N2 75%. CHECKED WIRING WITH WIRE SHAKE, ENGINE SIDE BETWEEN P1-8163 & R5-1091A IAW WDM 77-32-01, FOUND NORMAL & NO SHORTED TO GROUND. R & R CORE VIBRATION ACCELEROMETER PER MM 77-32-03-4. RAN EVM R-T-S TEST IAW MM 77-32-02-5 & TEST PASSED. RAN NR 1 ENGINE AT IDLE & N2 80%. EVM SHOWED COMPRESSOR 0.2, TURBINE 0.3 AT IDLE & COMPRESSOR 0.3, TURBINE 0.5 AT N2 80%.

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