Service difficulty report · Helicoil · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
April 29, 2018
Submitted
May 1, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48481
Aircraft time
82,953 hours, 18,620 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
Helicoil
Condition
Backed Out
Location
Nr 3 Hmu
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

ABOUT AN HOUR INTO FLIGHT AT FL370, A LEVEL 2 FUEL QTY/USED CHECK. RAN QRH AND LEAK WAS FROM THE NR 3 ENGINE. DIVERTED AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. TOW DRIVER STATED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE NR 3 ENGINE EVEN AFTER SHUTDOWN. PULLED THE FIRE HANDLE AND THE LEAK STOPPED. VISUALLY INSPECTED THE NR 3 ENGINE AND FOUND A HELICOIL BACKED OUT OF THE HMU FEED LINE.

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