N952AR
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Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, CREW DISCOVERED THE ACFT SUFFERED AN AUDIBLE ENGINE STALL AND FAILURE. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MX DISCOVERED METAL IN THE EXHAUST OF THE ENGINE, WITH LOTS OF METAL ON RUNWAY AS WELL. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE.
DURING APPROACH, CREW EXPERIENCED A SLAT DISAGREE INDICATION. TOOK APPROPRIATE PECAUTIONS AN LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER VISUAL INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE, PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN SLAT CABLES. REPLACED SLAT CABLES, PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT AND RIGGED. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
AFTER DEPARTURE, APPROX 45 MINUTES, CREW HAD A LEVEL 3 ALERT FOR BLEED AIR TEMP HIGH. NR 1 AIR SYS AUTO SHUTDOWN AND NR 2 SYS WAS ON DMI. CREW FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES AND COMPANY SOP. OPS AND CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE FOR MX EVALUATION. NO FUEL WAS DUMPED AND ACFT RETURNED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. R & R NR 1 ENGINE HIGH STAGE PILOT VALVE ASSY IAW AMM 36-11-20. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN AND FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE VALVE IAW AMM 36-11-20. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
ON DEPARTURE, "OIL TEMP HIGH" ANNUNCIATION WITH OIL TEMP ON THE NR 1 ENGINE AT 166 DEGREE C. REDUCED POWER ON NR 1 IAW THE QRH. IDLE POWER WAS REQUIRED TO KEEP THE TEMPERATURE FROM EXCEEDING LIMIT. MAXIMUM OIL TEMPERATURE ACHIEVED 168 DEGREE C. WITH IDLE POWER, OIL PRESSURE WAS JUST WITHIN LOWER LIMITS. OIL PRESSURE FOLLOWED THROTTLE MOVEMENT. NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. MAX ALT. FL 250, WX NIGHT VMC NO FACTOR, TIME OIL TEMP IN CAUTION RANGE LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. R & R AOC AND HEAT EXCHANGER, CHECKED TEMP SENSOR, MAG PLUGS AND FILTER. CLEANED LAST CHANCE OIL STRAINER, DRAINED/FILLED ALL OIL FROM OIL SYSTEM, INCLUDING MGB. VERIFIED THAT FAN DUCTS THAT LEAD COOLING AIR FROM FAN EXHAUST TO AOC ARE FREE OF OBSTRUCTIONS. BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF DE-OILER OUTLET BREATHER TUBE FOR BLOCKAGE AND EXAMINED NR 4 BEARING COMPARTMENT. OIL QTY TRANSMITTER REPLACED. HIGH POWER RUN CHECKED OUT NORMAL AND CONFIRMED ISSUE IS RESOLVED AND OK FOR SERVICE.
DURING TOP OF CLIMB, CREW NOTICED AIRCRAFT BATTERIES NR 1 & 2 INDICATING LOW VOLTS. THEY WERE INSTRUCTED BY MAINTENANCE CONTROL TO RETURN SINCE THEY WERE 45 MINUTES OUT. ACFT RETURNED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH NR 1 & 2 AIRCRAFT BATTERIES AND BATTERY CHARGER PER MD11 AMM 24-34-02 AND 24-34-03. PERFORMED RTS AND OP CHECK, CHECKED GOOD.
NR 1 ENGINE OIL QTY LOW, TEMP AND PRESSURE NORMAL. DURING CLIMBOUT FROM MIA TO LIM. PILOTS NOTICED NR 1 ENGINE HAD LOSS OIL QUANTITY WITH TEMP AND PRESSURE NORMAL. CREW FOLLOWED SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES FOR NR 1 ENGINE, DUMPED 27000KGS FUEL, AND RETURNED TO MIA WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED DE-OILER DRIVE CARBON SEAL THAT WAS FOUND BROKEN PER PW EM 72-06-61. PERFORMED IDLE RUN GROUND TEST ON NR 3 ENGINE PER AMM 71-02-03. NO LEAKS NOTED AT THIS TIME. NR 3 ENGINE IS ON OIL CONSUMPTION WATCH CURRENTLY WITH A FLIGHT TO BOGATA WITHOUT INCIDENT.
DURING FLIGHT FROM IQQ TO MIA PILOTS NOTICED NR 1 ENGINE HAD LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND OIL QUANTITY. CREW FOLLOWED SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES FOR NR 1 ENGINE. ON SHUTDOWN CREW NOTED: OIL QTY: 1 QT, OIL TEMP: 156 DEG, OIL PRESSURE: 168. CREW RETURNED TO IQQ WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING IN IQQ, MX CHECKED OIL (5 QUARTS), OPENED FAN COWLS AND OIL WAS EVERYWHERE. CHECKING LINES, FOUND SCAVENGE TUBE LINE LOOSE AND RETORQUED. ALSO PULLED THE LEFT HYD PUMP AND FOUND THE SPUR GEAR HOUSING WAS DAMAGED, REPLACED IT PER AMM 29-11-20. PERFORMED IDLE AND HIGH POWER RUN UP PER AMM71-02-02, NO LEAKS NOTED. ENGINE PLACED ON OIL WATCH.
DURING FLIGHT FROM CCS TO SCL PILOTS NOTICED NR 1 ENGINE HAD LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND OIL QUANTITY. CREW FOLLOWED SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES FOR NR 1 ENGINE. ON SHUTDOWN CREW NOTED THE FOLLOWING: OIL QTY: 1 QT., OIL TEMP: 156 DEG., OIL PRESSURE: 168. CREW RETURNED TO CCS WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION SHOWED VISIBLE EXTERNAL OIL LEAK. FOUND OIL LEAK AT REAR HYDRAULIC PUMP DRIVE SEAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE DRIVE SEAL (P/N: 70R943) PER PW79-22-01 AMD AMM 80-12-01 AND PERFORMED HIGH POWER RUN UP. LEAK AND OP CHECK GOOD. NO LEAK NOTED. AIRCRAFT HAS CURRENTLY FLOWN 5 LEGS WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.
DURING TAXI FOR DEPARTURE TO MIA, CREW NOTICED LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SAW NOSE WHEEL DEPARTED ACFT AND WAS ROLLING OFF TAXIWAY. CREW RETURNED ACFT TO BLOCK WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LT NOSE WHEEL ASSY HAD DEPARTED ACFT DUE TO THE SPACER NOT BEING INSTALLED DURING THE NOSE WHEEL ASSY REPLACEMENT (VIBRATION/SHIMMY) THE DAY BEFORE. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE LT NOSE AXLE. REPLACE THE NOSE LOWER STRUT AND AXLE AND INSTALL NOSE WHEEL AND TIRE ASSY IAW PROCEDURE IN THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL WITH NO DEVIATIONS.
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SUMU, HAD HIGH VIBRATION NR 3 ENGINE. DUMPED FUEL TO MAX LANDING WEIGHT AND RETURNED TO FIELD FOR A SAFE LANDING. AFTER LANDING ENGINE NR 3 WAS SHUT DOWN AS PRECAUTION. ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND 6 DAMAGED FAN BLADES WITH EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE. ACCOMPLISHED BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION IAW 72-00-02, NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED. REPLACED 4 FAN BLADES AND BLEND 2 BLADES PER AMM 72-31-02. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
DURING CLIMB AROUND 8000FT, 'HYD 3 ELEV OFF' ALERT ILLUMINATED. SYNOPTIC PAGE SHOWED 4.5 GAL IN HYD 3 QTY. PLACED HYD SYS IN MANUAL AND TURNED PUMPS OFF TRYING TO STOP LEAK (DECREASE OF FLUID), BUT CONTINUED DOWN TO ZERO (0). FOLLOWED PROCEDURES, DUMPED APPROX 10K KGS TO ACCOMPLISH ACCEPTABLE LANDING WEIGHT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRFIELD WITH NORMAL LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND HORIZONTAL STAB TRIM MOTOR CASING CRACKED, LEAKING FLUID. MOTOR REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW 27-43-30 OP'S CHECK NORMAL. HYD NR 3 SYSTEM SERVICED IAW 12-13-00. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
AFTER T/O DURING FLAP AND SLAT RETRACTION LEVEL 2 ALERT "AIL DEFLECT DISAG" ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED PROCEDURE ESTABLISHED IN VOL I (QRH). DUMPED APPROX 63000 KGS OF FUEL TO ACHIEVE ACCEPTABLE LANDING WT. RETURNED TO AIRFIELD, LANDING NORMAL. MX TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM, MEL 27-13-2 CAT "C" ASSIGNED. DMI 6805 ASSIGNED. RIGHT I/B ACTUATOR REQUIRED. PART ON ORDER. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
DURING CLIMB, CETNER CARGO DOOR OPEN "A" ALERT MESSAGE. CREW FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEEDURES AND RETURNED TO AIRFIELD. LANDING NORMAL. MAINT CHECKED CARGO DOOR IAW 52-32-04. MEL ASSIGNED FOR "A" SYSTEM, MEL 52-40-1-5, DMI 6803 ASSIGNED. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE. FOLLOW UP: AT MIAMI, DMI 6803 MEL 52-40-1-5 CLEARED BY CLEANING DEBRIS FROM AROUND DOOR MICRO SWITCH. OP'S CHECK GOOD MEL CLEARED.
AT 2500 FT DURING CLIMBOUT SPEED 200KTS, LANDING GEAR HORN ON, UNABLE TO SILENCE IT. `NO ABNORALITIES ON GEAR INDICATION. CYCLED GEAR, WITH HORN OUT WHEN GEAR SELECTED DOWN, HORN ON WHEN GEAR SELECTED UP. DUMPED FUEL FOR MAX LANDING WEIGHT, RETURNED TO AIRFIELD. LANDING NORMAL. REPLACED LT O/B FLAP POSITION XMITTER IAW 27-54-02 ADJUSTED IAW 27-50-00 OP'S CHECK GOOD. REPLACED LEFT O/B FLAP POSITION XMITTER CONNECTOR IAW 20-30-05, NO DEFECTS NOTED. SWAPPED NR 1 & NR 3 DEU IAW 31-61-02, OP'S CHECK GOOD. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
CLIMBING THRU 12K FT, AURAL WARNING "LANDING GEAR" THEN THE INDICATIONS WERE THAT THE GEAR WAS UP AND RETRACTED, HOWEVER, THE AURAL WARNING "LANDING GEAR" NEVER STOPPED. CYCLED THE GEAR BY PUTTING IT DOWN AND BACK UP, WHEN THE GEAR WAS DOWN THE WARNING STOPPED, AFTER THE GEAR WAS SELECTED UP THE WARNING CONTINUED AND NOW HAD A GEAR DOWN INDICATION ON THE NOSE AND LEFT WING GEAR WITH BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING THE GEAR WAS DOWN, TRIED CYCLING THE GEAR TWO MORE TIMES AND THE SAME PATTERN WAS REPEATED. DUMPED FUEL TO GET DOWN TO MAX LANDING WEIGHT, LANDING MADE, NORMAL. RETURNED TO GATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 FCC INAW 22-01-03. ACCOMPLISED RTS OF FCC NR 12 & NR 2 IAW AMM 22-00-00. ADJUSTED RT O/B FLAP POSITION XMITTER. NO FAULTS NOTED. PERFORMED GEAR SWING IAW 32-31-00 OP'S CHECK NORMAL, PERFORMED LANDING GEAR SYS TEST IAW 32-62-00 OP'S CHECK GOOD. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.