Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 5, 2017
Submitted
March 10, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N525FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48565
Aircraft time
72,356 hours, 13,760 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
CPN2700213
Condition
Faulty
Location
Aileron
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE TRIED TO ENGAGE AUTOPILOT, COULD NOT GET AUTO PILOT NR 1 TO ENGAGE. RETURNED. PERFORMED FCC-1 AFS R-T-S TEST. TEST FAIL AT AILERON SYSTEM, PER FIM 22-12-17 CHECKED FROM FCC-1 RECEPTACLE FOUND RAM LVDT B-6G & B-6H OPEN CIRCUIT NO READING. ON FCC-2 AFS R-T-S TEST FAIL AT AILERON SYSTEM WITH FAULT CODE H100.28, PER FIM 22-12-19 CHECKED FROM FCC-2 RECEPTACLE FOUND MOD LVDT B-6C & B-6D, AND B-5C & B-6D OPEN CIRCUIT NO READING. TRIED NEW FCC ASSY ON FCC-1 & FCC-2 THE RESULT SAME. R&R AILERON ACTUATOR PER MM 27-13-30-4 AND PERFORMED AILERON SYSTEM CAT 3B RTS PER MM 27-13-00-5 ALL TEST PASSED.

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