Service difficulty report · Control Module · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 4, 2017
Submitted
February 6, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N280UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48634
Aircraft time
59,076 hours, 10,584 cycles
Part
Control Module
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

HYD 3 ELEVATOR OFF LEVEL 1 MESSAGE OCCURED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, NOTICED HYDRAULIC FLUID IN NR 3 DECREASING RAPIDLY FROM 7.8 GAL TO 2.5 GAL IN APPROX 5 MIN. EMERGENCY DECLARED. FOUND PRIMARY STAB TRIM CTRL MODULE (UPPER) LEAK AT CRACK ON MODULE BODY, DEACTIVATED PRIMARY TRIM CONROL VALVE, IAW MM 27-43-40-000-801, STARTED REMOVAL OF PRI-TRIM CONTROL VALVE IAW MM 27-43-40-000-801 UP TO STEP 1A) (1A) .

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