Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
April 29, 2016
Submitted
June 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48753
Aircraft time
70,724 hours, 13,762 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
46265022
Part serial
1596851
Condition
Defective
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RAMP REPORTED LONGITUDINAL PDU 3LT & RT & 4LT & RT. A4 & A6 CARD FILES ARE VIOLENTLY BURNING UP & HAS CREATED EXCESSIVE INTERIOR HEAT & SMOKE DAMAGE TO CTR CARGO CTL UNIT. ALSO SLAVED IN KNOWN GOOD A12 CARD FILE TO POS A6, & IT BURNED UP AS WELL. CTR CARGO CTL UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, ALL ASSOC WIRES CHECKED. WIRE CHECKS & TROUBLESHOOTING CONTINUES. INSTALLED CTR CARGO CTL UNIT U1-149 & TESTED NORMAL, ALL CB'S STAY IN IAW AMM 25-57-41-4.

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