Service difficulty report · Bracket · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 3, 2022
Submitted
March 3, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48459
Aircraft time
86,226 hours, 20,834 cycles
Part
Bracket
Condition
Broken
Location
Vsv
Part time
75,794 hours, 19,565 cycles
Component
Engine
Component part number
CF680C2D1F
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
R, X
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ENG 3 FADEC MAINT LEVEL 1 ALERT, FOLLOWED BY ENG 3 RPM LOW LEVEL 2 ALERT, FOLLOWED BY GEN 3 OFF ALERT. ATTEMPT RE START, NO JOY. EGT 585. PERFORMED ENGINE SHUTDOWN, FOUND BRACKET ABOVE VSV ACTUATION LEVER BROKEN ON INBOARD SIDE. PERFORMED ENGINE POST-WINDMILLING INSPECTION IAW AMM 72-00-05-6-1 REF WRI 75-31 9736 FOR VSV ACTUATOR GUIDE REPLACEMENT. INTERRORGATED #3 ECU, NO CURRENT FAULTS OR NEW FAULTS ON FAULT REVIEW. REPLACED SUPPORT BRACKET IAW SMP AND IPC 71-40-20-01. C/W POWER ASSURANCE TEST PER MM 71-00-00-5-1, AND JRH, ENGINE RUN TESTS PASSED, OK FOR SERVICE.

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