Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
December 1, 2016
Submitted
December 7, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N608FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48548
Aircraft time
77,325 hours, 18,524 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2D1F
Engine time
64,126 hours, 15,521 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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

NR 1 ENGINE FAILURE AFTER TAKEOFF. MULTIPLE COMPRESSOR STALLS AND LOSS OF POWER. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. NO INDICATIONS OF FIRE OR EXTERNAL DAMAGE. PERFORMED STALL INSPECTION IAW AMM 72-00-05-6-1, REMOVED MASTER CHIP DETECTOR MAGNETIC PROBE NO METAL PARTICLES FOUND, ENGINE INLET NO DAMAGE FOUND. TURBINE EXHAUST, NO METAL PARTICKES FOUND, VBV ACTUATION HARDWARE, NO DAMAGE FOUND. LOW PRESSURE BLEED AIR CHECK VALVE, NO DEFECT FOUND. PS3 TUBE, NO CRACKS, BREAKS, OR BLOCKAGE FOUND. INSPECTORS FINISHED BORESCOPE INSPECTION ON THE COMPRESSOR STAGE 1&12, HPT. THE WORST DAMAGE IS ON STAGE 12, TEAR DAMAGE FROM THE LEADING EDGE. DIMENSION ABOUT 14MM EXCEEDED THE LIMITS IAW AMM 72-00-07-6-1, & AMM 72-36-00-8-1. R & R THE NR 1 ENGINE IAW AMM 71-00-01-4-1 AND GMM 6-1-550. RAN NR 1 ENGINE IAW JRH. ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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