Service difficulty report · Handle · 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
81,986 hours, 16,362 cycles
Part
Handle
Part number
5070002
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Fire
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON PREFLT NOTICED THAT THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE HANDLE WAS OUT THE NORMAL POSITION, SLIGHTLY DOWN. ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO NORMAL WITHOUT LUCK, 19 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF APPROACHED A LEVEL ONE GENERATOR 2 OFF ALERT ACCOMPANIED WITH THE NR 2 FUEL LEVER ENGINE FIRE INDICATION. CONSULTED QRH. NO RELIEF, PUSHED THE NR 2 FIRE HANDLE BACK TO NORMAL POSITION GEN 2 OFF ALERT DISAPPEARED ALONG WITH THE ABSENCE OF THE FIRE INDICATION IN THE NR 2 FUEL LEVER, GEN RESET. FOLLOWED BY A EPGS FAULT LEVEL ONE. CHECKED THE NR 2 FIRE HANDLE RIGGING AND FOUND THE NR 2 FIRE HANDLE POSITION WAS OUT OF LIMITS. SHOULD BE IN PLUS/MINUS 0.15" AT NORMAL POSITION BUT IT WAS APPROX 1" BELOW THE NORMAL POSITION AND EPCU CURRENT FAULT SHOWED FIRE SWITCH 2 ACT/INTFC. FOUND THE NR 2 HYD FIRE SHUTOFF VALVE PUSH ROD WAS INTERFERRING WITH THE VALVE DRAIN HOSE ON NR 2 HYD RESERVOIR. REROUTED THE HOSE AND NR 2 FIRE HANDLE OPS CHECKED NORMAL. HANDLE POSITION WITHIN LIMITS. RESET NR 2 GENERATOR. RAN EPCU RTS TEST, EPCU RTS PASSED. RAN NR 2 ENGINEAND NR 2 GENERATOR OPS NORMAL. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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