Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 18, 2012
Submitted
July 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48792
Aircraft time
44,074 hours, 10,257 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4462
Part
Actuator
Part number
TY162907
Part serial
K100
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Thrust Reverser
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

SHORTLY AFTER SETTING TAKEOFF PWR, NR 3 THRUST REVERSER CAME ON. ABORTED TAKEOFF & RETURNED TO RAMP. REMOVED AND REPLACED #3 ENGINE O/B UPPER FEEDBACK ACTUATOR AIW ATA/WRI 78-30/2865 AND ATA/WRI 78-30/2869. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED #3 ENGINE O/B UPPER FEEDBACK ACTUATOR, IAW AMM 78-32- 01-4-2. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF THRUST REVERSER SYS, OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED ENGINE CHECK NR 10 TEST, IAW FIM N72-00-00-1. ALL NR 3 ENG THRUST REVERSER POS VALUES IN EEC3A/B ARE WITHIN LIMITS. TEST PASSED, OPS CHECKED GOOD. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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