Service difficulty report · Cap · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 16, 2015
Submitted
August 17, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48499
Aircraft time
776 hours, 17,599 cycles
Part
Cap
Part number
4171034
Condition
Loose
Location
Oil System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

NUMBER 1 ENG OIL PRESS DISPLAYED AN AMBER BOX, 15 MIN AFTER DEPARTURE, CLIMB POWER FL335 TO FL350. AT CRUISE, PRESS WENT INTO GREEN. AMBER BOX APPEARED AGAIN WITH A LOSS OF 3 QTS OIL, 20 INTO FLIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN INFLIGHT, WIND MILLED FROM 1422Z - 1446Z, QTY WAS AT 12 QTS AT SHUTDOWN. FOUND OIL CAP OPEN, SERVICED ENG WITH 6 QTS OIL. CLEANED COWLS, COMPLIED WITH WINDMILL MX IAW MM 72-00-05-6-1 STEP 11. CREW RAN ENG FOR 5 MIN, NO DEFECTS NOTED ALL ENG INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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