SDR S02172025

Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
July 10, 2002
Submitted
August 20, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48469
Engine
Pwa PW4460
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 3
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 3 ENGINE A BANG DURING ROTATION, EGT PEAK 661 DEGREE C FOR SHORT TIME, THEN BACK TO NORMAL. EEC BITE NO FAULT MESSAGE FOUND. ENGINE INLET AND EXHAUST VISUALLY CHECKED NORMAL. BLEED VALVE SYS CHECKED NORMAL. BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF LP COMPRESSOR, HP COMPRESSOR, LP TURBINE & HP TURBINE NORMAL. VSV SYS RIG CHECKED FOUND IGV STAGE MISRIGGED ABOUT HALF RIG PIN HOLE. CHIP DETECTOR & OIL FILTER CHECKED NORMAL. GROUND ACTUATOR TEST NORMAL. ENG PERFORMANCE TEST NORMAL. EXCEPT AT EPR 1.3 N1 HIGHER THAN LIMIT. ENG RETURN TO SERVICE. A/C BACK TO TPE M/L REMOVED ENG. TEST CELL PERFORMED ENG WATER WASH, FOUND PT4.95 TUBE DAMAGED, REPLACED. TEST CELL PERFORMED TEST 21 "PASSED".

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