Service difficulty report · Flex Line · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 17, 2018
Submitted
May 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N617FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48748
Aircraft time
70,973 hours, 17,433 cycles
Part
Flex Line
Part number
AE1011181G1084
Condition
Broken
Location
Brake System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON BLOCK IN, ADVISED BY GROUND THAT FLAMES WERE COMING FROM LEFT GEAR . TRYING TO CONFIRM, THE FLAMES HAD STOPPED. HIGHEST BRAKE TEMP NOTED ON CONFIG PAGE WAS 6 AT 473. ALL TEMPS ON LEFT TRUCK WERE MID 400S, ALL TEMPS ON RIGHT TRUCK MID 300S. LIGHT TO MEDIUM BRAKING ON LANDING . FOUND BROKEN BRAKE FLEX LINE NEAR QD COUPLING ON THE NR 6 BRAKE ASSY. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FLEX LINE. CONNECTED TO COUPLING IAW AMM 32-43-21-4. INSPECTED BRAKE ASSY. NO DAMAGE NOTED IAW AMM 32-43-20-6. BRAKE SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD FOR SECURITY AND OPERATION.

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