Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 21, 2014
Submitted
July 23, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N950AR
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48461
Aircraft time
71,728 hours, 16,476 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4460
Engine time
56,472 hours, 14,477 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

ON REACHING TOP OF CLIMB, A LEVEL 2 OIL PRESSURE LOW DISPLAYED. CREW FOLLOWED THE QRH PROCEDURES SIMULTANEOUSLY FOLLOWING THE QRH PROCEDURES "ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT" FOR ENG NR 2. THE CREW ACCOMPLISHED THE CHECKLIST THEN PROCEEDED TO DUMP APPROXIMATELY 50 KGS OF FUEL. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING, BUT RETURNED BACK TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENTS OR DELAYS. VISUALLY INSPECTED ENG NR 2, FOUND METAL SEDIMENT AT CHIP DETECTORS AND IN MAIN OIL FILTER. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE.

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