Service difficulty report · Elbow · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 12, 2018
Submitted
March 13, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N619FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48770
Aircraft time
69,024 hours, 16,592 cycles
Part
Elbow
Part number
ARL0204507
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Fuel
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NOTICED EXCESSIVE FUEL BURN ON 3 CONSECUTIVE WAYPOINTS, SHORTLY AFTER, RECEIVED A LEVEL 2 FUEL QTY USED CHECK, POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK, RAN QRH PROCEDURE AND NR 2 TANK OR ENGINE ISOLATED AS SOURCE OF LEAK. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED IT WAS NR 2 ENG AS SOURCE, SHUTDOWN THE NR 2 ENGINE IAW QRH. FOUND A CRACKED FUEL ELBOW. REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW AMM 28-00-00-4.

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