Service difficulty report · Warning Message · Doug MD1030F

Difficulty date
April 20, 2017
Submitted
April 21, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N320FE
Make and model
Doug MD1030F
Aircraft serial
47835
Aircraft time
100,311 hours, 29,583 cycles
Part
Warning Message
Condition
False Indication
Location
Zone 600
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT FL 350, HAD A LEVEL 3 AIR MANIFOLD 3 FAILURE. RAN QRH, ALERT WENT AWAY. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT. CHECKED MANIFOLD FAILURE INDICATORS IN CAC AND FOUND RT MANIFOLD PRESSURE SWITCH FAULTING IAW AMM 36-23-03-4-0, 36-00-01-5-0, 36-00-02-5-0. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RT MANIFOLD PRESSURE SWITCH IAW AMM 36-23-03-4. CARRIED OUT PRESSURE DECAY TEST WITH APU IAW AMM 36-00-01-5. DECAY TEST PASSED. LEAK CHECKED DUCTING FROM CAC TO INBD SIDE OF NR 3 ENGINE. NO LEAKS FOUND. CARRIED OUT ENGINE RUN UP IAW JRA 5 & 6, FUEL BURN INDICATED DURING RUN UP WAS 240, FUEL ON BOARD WENT FROM 50,400 TO 50,200 LBS. CARRIED OUT A DECAY TEST WITH ENGINES IAW AMM 36-00-02-5. ALL TESTS PASSED. CHECKED MANIFOLD FAILURE INDICATORS IN CAC. AFTER ENGINE RUNS, NO FAULTS INDICATED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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