Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 12, 2025
Submitted
July 14, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48486
Aircraft time
79,989 hours, 19,510 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4462
Engine time
1,772 hours, 545 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT FL360 STARTING THE DESCENT WE RECEIVED A LVL 2 SELECT FADEC ALTN ALERT ON ENG 2. STARTED THE QRH CHECKLIST WE RECEIVED A LVL 2 ENG 2 RPM LO ALERT. COMPLETED THE FADEC CHECKLIST AND GOT THE FADEC BACK. THEN COMPLETED THE ENG 2 RPM LO CHECKLIST WITH A SUCCESSFUL RESTART OF THE ENG 2 WITH GOOD ENGINE INDICATIONS. PER THE CHECKLIST WE DESELECTED THE IGNITION OVERRIDE SWITCH. WITHIN 2-3 MINS THE ENG 2 ROLLED BACK AGAIN. PERFORMED CHECKLIST AGAIN WITH A SUCCESSFUL RESTART BUT THIS TIME KEPT IGNITION OVERRIDE SELECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. IT STAYED RUNNING WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS. WHEN THE ENG 2 WAS JUST WINDMILLING BOTH TIMES IT SHOWED FUEL FLOW OF ABOUT 500-600 AND N2 WAS AT ABOUT 20%. ENG PRESSURE AND TEMPS CAME BACK AS WELL. NO VIBRATIONS OR ANY ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTICED. WE DID NOT GET THE FADEC ALTN ALERT WHEN THE ENGINE ROLLED BACK THE SECOND TIME.

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