Service difficulty report · Receptacle · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 30, 2019
Submitted
September 9, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N615FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48767
Aircraft time
73,794 hours, 17,887 cycles
Part
Receptacle
Condition
Fire
Location
External Power
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FIRE AT EXTERNAL POWER CONNECTION BURNED AND MELTED AIRCRAFT EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE AND COMPONENTS. INSTALLED EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE REFERENCE AMM 24-41-03-4. COMPLETED INSTALLATION OF EXTERNAL POWER PANEL REFERENCE DRAWING AAN7220 AND AMM 20-50-02-2. APPLIED EXTERNAL POWER REFERENCE MD-11 AMM 24-40-00-2 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. STARTED APU REFERENCE JRH AND ACCOMPLISHED MULTIPLE POWER TRANSFERS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSTALLED FLOOR PANEL 123HF REFERENCE AMM 53-21-04-4. STILL REQUIRES INSTALLATION OF NYLON CORD AND SEALANT. INSTALLEDD NYLON CORD AND SEALED TO FLOOR BOARD. REF AMM 53-21- 04-4.

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