Service difficulty report · Computer · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 21, 2014
Submitted
March 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48421
Aircraft time
74,760 hours, 16,057 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
4058001908
Part serial
050318070348
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DURING GO AROUND FROM RUNWAY 8L, AFTER FLAG ELECTED TO 28, ACFT ACCELERATED TO APPROX 230 WHILE ON AUTO FLIGHT. FCP HAS BEEN SET TO 4000 FEET & ACFT FAILED TO LEVEL OFF AT ALTITUDE. FIRST OFFICER AS PF DISCONNECTED AUTO PILOT & ATTEMPTED TO RETURN ACFT TO SELECTED ALTITUDE. AUTO PILOT WAS REENGAGED, AIRPLANE REPEATED ITS CLIMB ABOUT FCP ELECTED ATTITUDE. AFTER REGAINING CONTROL & REINIT ARRIVAL AIRPORT & BUILDING APPROACH FOR PHNL 08L, FIRST OFFICER REPORTED THAT WITH SLATS EXTENDED & ZERO FLAP, AIRSPEED HOLLOW BUG INDICATED FLAP 35 SPEED. SECOND APPROACH AFTER FLAPS EXTENDED & COUPLED IN LAND WAS UNEVENTFUL. INTERROGATED CFDS FCC1 & FCC2, BOTH SHOWED NO FAULTS & NO 30 DAY HISTORY. PERFORMED AFS RTS TEST ON BOTH FCC1 & FCC2 IAW MM 22-01-10-5, ALL TESTS PASSED, ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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