Service difficulty report · Elbow · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 12, 2018
Submitted
April 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N619FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48770
Aircraft time
69,024 hours, 16,592 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2D1F
Part
Elbow
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuel Line
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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 THREE CONSECUTIVE WAYPOINTS, SHORTLY THEREAFTER RECIEVED A LEVEL 2 FUEL QTY USED CHECK, POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK. RAN QRH PRCEDURE AND THE NR 2 TANK OR ENGINE ISOLATED AS SOURCE OF LEAK. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED IT WAS THE NR 2 ENGINE. SHUTDOWN THE NR 2 ENGINE IAW QRH. VISUALLY INSPECTED THE FUEL LINE & FOUND THE ELBOW CRACKED. THE ELBOW WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW AMM 28-21-01-4. TESTED OK, ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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