Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
April 2, 2015
Submitted
April 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48421
Aircraft time
774 hours, 16,916 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2D1F
Part
Transmitter
Condition
Cracked
Location
Oil System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

APPROX 1 HR INTO FLIGHT AT FL290, NOTICED NR 3 ENG OIL QTY INDICATING 0. INITIALLY OIL PRESS & TEMP MATCHED THE OTHER TWO ENGS. OVER NEXT 45 MINUTES, OIL PRESS DROPPED TO 15 PSI, PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN. INSPECTED NR 3 ENG, LOWER HALF OF THRUST REVERSER COWLING IS WET. OPENED FAN COWL & THRUST REVERSER COWL IAW AMM71-10-00-2 FOUND OIL PRESS TRANSMITTER HAS CRACK. REPLACED NR 3 ENG OIL TRANSMITTER IAW MM 79-33-01-4-1 & SERVICED ENG OIL FOR PROPER LEVEL IAW MM 12-12-01-3-1. RAN NR 3 ENG & COMPLIED WITH WIND MILLING INSPECTION IAW MM 71-00-00-5-1 & ALSO 80% N2 ABOUT 5 MINUTES, FOUND NO OIL LEAK FROM AROUND OF OIL TRANSMITTER IAW JRH. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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