Service difficulty report · Hmu · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 16, 2018
Submitted
November 29, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48549
Aircraft time
82,057 hours, 19,636 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2D1F
Part
Hmu
Part number
442557
Part serial
BECK1294
Condition
Unknown
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
50,128 hours, 14,429 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PDIS 609 25-50 7809 WRI CLOSED, NEW WRI 72-00 7812. LOGPAGES:3040677 ON CLIMB OUT 5000 FEET, EXPERIENCED A VERY PRONOUNCED JOLT ON THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT. TROUBLE SHOT, FOUND NO REASON FOR PROBLEM. DECIDED TO CONTINUE CLIMB, HAD SAME INDICATION CLIMBING OUT OF 9,200 FEET. SECOND JOLTWAS LESS SEVERE BUT VERY LOUD AND SHOOK AIRCRAFT ENOUGH TO CHANGE HDG 2 DEGREES OF HDG. CONT NEXT PAGE 3040678 SHGN 16NOV18 01:12 MEM U C/W POST FLIGHT WALK-AROUND AND NO DEFECTS FOUND. INSPECTED UPPER DECK FOR POTENTIAL SHIFTING CANS AND FOUND 2 EACH SIDE RAILS @ 6R NOT SECURED. RESECURED SIDE RAILS AS REQUIRED AS PER MD-11 AMM 25-59-00-1-1. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING REQUIRED. ACCOMPLISHED BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF#1 ENGINE #1 AND #2 HPT. NO LIMITING DEFECTS NOTED. REF MD-11 AMM 72-00-06-4-1 ACCOMPLISHED BORESCOPE INSECTION OF #1 ENGINE HPCSTAGES 5,8,9,10 NO LIMITING DEFECTS NOTED. REF MD-11 AMM 72-00-06-4-1 PER TSI 72-00-7815 STEP 9, R&R #1 ENGINE HMU REF MD11 AMM 73-21-01-4 UP TO AND INCLUDING 3 F (5)(B). STILL NEEDS HOOKUPS.COMPLETED #1 ENGINE HMU INSTALL, LEAK CHECK AND OPS CHECKS REF MD11 AMM 73-21-01-4- ALL LEAK CHECKS AND POWER RUNS ARE GOOD. REF TSI 72-00/7815 FOR BORESCOPE PLUG INSTALL AND RII.

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