SDR WRLA98083

Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
May 2, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N272WA
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48437
Part
Duct
Part number
50N49501
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING T/O ROLL, NR 2 ENG EXPERIENCED HIGH EGT. FLT CREW ELECTED TO ABORT T/O. A/C RETURNED TO GATE W/O INCIDENT. HOWEVER, WHILE A/C WAS STANDING ON GATE 4 MAIN WHEEL ASSY'S LOST AIR PRESS DUE TO THERMAL PLUG RELEASE. MX PERSONNEL COOLED A/C BRAKES, AND REPLACED MAIN WHEELS THAT HAD LOST PRESS. A/C WAS TOWED TO ENG RUN UP PAD WHERE NR 2 WAS GROUND RUN TO MAX PERMISSIBLE POWER. INDICATIONS 2.5 BLEED VALVE WAS ALLOWING HPC AIR TO BYPASS CORE, CAUSING INCREASE IN N1 SPEED AND RISE IN EGT FOR HIGH POWER EPR SETTINGS. ENG DID NOT EXCEED EGT LIMITS. A/C TO BE 'TWO-ENGINE' FERRIED TO LOCATION WHERE ENGINE TO BE REMOVED AND FORWARDED TO ENGINE REPAIR FACILITY FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. (M)

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