# SDR FDEA201505251632

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: May 25, 2015
- Submitted: June 1, 2015
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N624FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N624FE), registered now
- Make and model: Doug MD-11F
- Registry model: [Doug MD-11F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 48443
- Aircraft time: 958 hours, 18,576 cycles
- System (JASC): [7722 · Engine EGT/TIT Indicating System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/7722)
- Part: Wire Harness
- Part number: HAD20459
- Part serial: 742020
- Condition: Shorted
- Location: Nr 2 Engine
- Stage of operation: AP
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: E, J
- Precautionary procedure: E, F
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201505251632

## Discrepancy

DURING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 20R, SEVERE AIRFRAME VIBRATION ENSUED WHEN FLAPS 50 DEG  WAS SELECTED.  FLAPS 35 DEG WAS THEN SELECTED & VIBRATION CONTINUED.  ENG 2 EGT HI ALERT ILLUMINATED.  ENG 2 WAS SHUT DOWN & SECURED PRIOR TO LANDING WITH FIRE HANDLE & FIRE AGENT WAS  DISCHARGED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.  DECLARED EMER PRIOR TO LANDING.  EMER CREWS INSPECTED ACFT CLEAR OF RUNWAY FOR INDICATIONS  OF FIRE & FOUND NONE.  TAXIED ACFT TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT.  QRH PROCEDURES COMPLETED, AFTER ACFT SECURED ON TAXIWAY & INSPECTED BY EMER CREW.  ENG BORESCOPE PERFORMED, NO DEFECT FOUND.  DURING EGT INDICATION SYS, TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND HARNESS THERMOCOUPLER RT UPPER LOOP A SHORT TO GND.  R & R HARNESS ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 73-21-07-4.  CARRIED VIBRATION SURVEY ON NR 2 ENG IAW AMM 71-02-08-5-2 IAW TSI 77-31/1814 STEPS 2 FOUND SATIS ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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