Service difficulty report · Pushrod · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
December 18, 2017
Submitted
December 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48553
Aircraft time
81,978 hours, 16,360 cycles
Part
Pushrod
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Shutoff Valve
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING PREFLIGHT NOTICED #2 FIRE HANDLE SLIGHTLY OUT OF NORM POSITION. PUSHED HANDLE INTO NORM, NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. AFTER TAKEOFF GOT LEVEL 1 GEN 2 OFF ALERT ACCOMPANIED WITH FIRE IND IN #2 FIRE HANDLE, NO OTHER INDICATIONS OR WARNINGS. NOTICED FIRE HANDLE NOT FULLY IN NORM & BUMPED IT INTO NORM. BOTH WARNINGS WENT AWAY & RESULTED IN EGPS FAIL. CHECKED #2 FIRE HANDLE RIGGING PER AMM 76-20-01-5 & FOUND #2 FIRE HANDLE WAS OUT OF LIMIT. FURTHER T/SHOT & FOUND #2 HYD FIRE S/O VALVE PUSH ROD INTERFERED WITH VALVE DRAIN HOSE ON #2 HYD RESERVOIR. REROUTE HOSE RESET #2 GEN AFTER #2 FIRE HANDLE OPS CK IN RAN EPCU RTS TEST PER AMM 24-08-01-5,EPCU RTS PASSED. RAN #2 ENG IAW JRH & #2 GEN OPS NORMAL OK FOR SVC.

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