Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 4, 2013
Submitted
July 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N645FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48446
Aircraft time
77,831 hours, 13,557 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
921730
Part serial
2293
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel Flow
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 BEGINNING TAKEOFF ROLL, NR 1 FUEL FLOW SHOWED AMBER X. REJECTED TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 60 TO 70 KTS. FUEL FLOW INDICATING NORMAL AGAIN WHILE TURNING OFF RUNWAY. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND FUEL LEAK FROM THE FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER. R & R NE 1 ENGINE FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER IAW AMM 73-31-02-4-2, FUNCTIONAL TEST OF FUEL FLOW UNIT PASSED IAW AMM 73-31-03, AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 71-02-03.

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