Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 15, 2018
Submitted
May 29, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N623FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48794
Aircraft time
55,871 hours, 14,136 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4462
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Right
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, B
Precautionary procedure
E, F, D

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

What was found

WHILE DOING DELAYED ENGINE START ON ENG 2 (2 START ALL NORMAL) NOTICED ENGINE 3 IDLING HIGHER THAN ENGINE 1. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS ON ENG 3 NORMAL (EGT,FF,ETC.). DECIDED TO SHUT NR 3 DOWN AND RESTART SHUT DOWN NR 3, WAITED UNTIL ALL INDICATIONS WERE ZERO +30 SECONDS. ATTEMPTED RESTART ON NR 3. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL ON INITIAL START-SHORTLY AFTER F/O RAISED THE FUEL LEVER AT 20% N2, AN AIRCRAFT OVER GROUND CONTROL REPORTED SMOKE/FLAMES COMING OUT OF NR 3 ENGINE. COMPLIED WITH TAILPIPE FIRE PROCEDURES, SHUT OFF FUEL LEVER, MOTORED ENGINE. AIRCRAFT BEHIND US STILL REPORTING SMOKE, FIRED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE.

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