Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 14, 2022
Submitted
May 16, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48476
Aircraft time
86,182 hours, 16,650 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
ACA7254501
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PDIS 522 21-30 9022 14MAY22 ANC FACT U CLIMBING THROUGH APPROX. FL210, WE GOT A LEVEL 1 AVIONICS FAN OVRD ALERT. SHORTLY AFTER, APPROXIMATELY LEVELING AT FL310, WE GOT A LEVEL 1 CABIN INFLO LO ALERT. FOLLOWED QRH AND MONITORED CABIN ALTITUDE. OUTFLOW VALVE WAS FULLY CLOSED. CABIN ALT. WAS SLOW BUT CONTINUED TO CLIMB APPROXIMATELY 40-100 FPM. MAX CABIN ALTITUDE WAS 8500 BY THE TIME WE COORDINATED WITH ATC TO RETURN AND DESCEND. FACT 14MAY22 05:46 ANC U INTERROGATED CFDS AND FOUND CPC-1 AND CPC-2 FAULTING MOTOR OUTFLOW VALVE AND ACC-2 FAULTING PK2 FLOW CTL VLV. RTS FOR ALL PASSED. FOLLOWED MD11 FIM 21-31-00-2 AND FOUND 12 INCHES OF SEAL PROTRUDING FROM MAIN CARGO DOOR. AFTER DOOR WAS OPENED FOUND APPROX THREE FEET OF THE SEAL COMPLETELY OUT OF THE TRACK. REINSTALLED DOOR SEAL IN THE TRACK PER MD11 AMM 52-00-00-4. FUSELAGE PRESSURE DECAY TEST CHECKS GOOD PER MD11-AMM 21-00-00-5 WITH NO CURRENT FAULTS. OK FOR SERVICE.

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