Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 30, 2011
Submitted
March 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N527FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48601
Aircraft time
49,646 hours, 8,634 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Disconnected
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H, J, A

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

What was found

NR 1 PACK FLOW DISAGREE IN CRUISE. LOUD NOISE FROM PACK, CYCLED CONTROLLERS WITH NO HELP. SELECTED AIR SYS MANUALLY OFF/ON SEVERAL TRIES, NO HELP. RAN QRH CHECKLIST, NO HELP. TURNED PACK ONE OFF. RETURN TO DEPARTURE. NO FAULT FOUND IN CFDS. TROUBLESHOT IAW FIM 21-50-13, NO FAULT FOUND, NO HISTORY FOR LAST FLIGHT FOUND. ON AIRCON CONTROLLER NR1, FAULT HISTORY FOUND, FAILED INTERMITENT SEVERAL LEGS, R & R AIR CON CONTROLLER NR 1 IAW MM 21-62-01-4. TEST PASSED. OPENED NR 1 PACK COMPARTMENT FOR VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND HOSE ON TURBINE BYPASS DUCT DISCONNECTED AND HEAT PROTECTION BLOW OUT. NO DAMAGE TO THE DUCT FOUND. ONE CLAMP HOLDING HOSE WAS OUT. REPAIRED DAMAGE AND AND REPLACE BYPASS DUCT.

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