Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 16, 2019
Submitted
December 31, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N618FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48754
Aircraft time
71,258 hours, 17,031 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2D1F
Engine time
652 hours, 196 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
3500920
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine Anti Ice
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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What was found

PDIS 618 30-20 7669 16MAR19 MCI OPEN U PREVIOUS WRITEUP FOR "ENG 2 A-ICE DISAG", SHOULD HAVE BEEN "ENG 2 A-ICE OFF". THE DISAG LIGHT ON THE ENG 2 ANTI-ICE SWITCH ILLUMINATED AS A RESULT OF THE "OFF" ACTION DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT DETECTING A LEAK IN THE ENGINE 2 ANTI-ICE DUCT. SINCE THE MEL ACTION WIRED THE ANTI-ICE VALVE OPEN, THERE WAS NO WAY FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO PROTECT ITSELF. AFTER DISCUSSING WITH MOCC & GOCC, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO SHUTDOWN #2 ENGINE (WINDMILL FOR 25 MINUTES, AFTER 10 MINUTES AT IDLE) AND DIVERT TO KMCI. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE #2 ENGINE ANTI-ICE DUCT BURST DETECTION UNIT REFERENCE BOEING MD-11 AMM 30-22-10-4. FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE #2 ENGINE COWL ANTI-ICE MANIFOLD FAILURE SENSING ELEMENT REFERENCE BOEING MD-11 AMM 30-22-11-720-801 GOOD.

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