Service difficulty report · Gasket · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 3, 2017
Submitted
November 3, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N612FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48605
Aircraft time
77,437 hours, 18,639 cycles
Part
Gasket
Condition
Cut
Location
Fuel/Oil Heat Ex
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, PLUS 25 MINUTES, CLIMBING THROUGH FL250, THE NR 2 ENGINE FLAMED OUT. THROTTLES WERE SET AT CLIMB POWER WHEN CONFIRMED ENGINE OUT MESSAGE APPEARED ON MCDU SCRATCH PAD. NR 2 ENGINE PARAMETERS, N1 AT 51.4 %, EGT 335, N2 335, N2 AT 79.4%, FUEL FLOW 2550, AND NORMAL OIL PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, AND QUANTITY. AUTOTHROTTLES WERE ON. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS WINDMILLED FOR 40 MINUTES AT IDLE N2 OF 26.5% AND N1 OF 26.8%. AFTER WET MOTORING THE ENGINE, DETERMINED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM FORWARD GASKET ON THE IDG FUEL/OIL HEAT EXCHANGER. WHEN GASKET WAS REMOVED, FOUND A TEAR IN RUBBER PART OF THE GASKET.

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