Service difficulty report · Gasket · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
April 18, 2003
Submitted
April 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68057
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
48264
Aircraft time
48,871 hours, 17,828 cycles
Part
Gasket
Condition
Blown
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AT TOP OF DESCENT GOT INTERMITTENT THEN STEADY LOOP A LT NR 3 ENG FOLLOWED RED TABS TESTED LOOP-B TEST FAILED FOLLOWED ENG FIRE SEVERE DAMAGE CHECKLIST SHUTDOWN NR 3 ENG FIRE INDICATIONS CONTINUED UNTIL AFTER SHUTDOWN. FOUND 9TH STAGE METAL GASKET BLOWN OUT, WHICH CAUSED HOT AIR TO BE BLOWN ON THE -A- AND -B- FIRE LOOPS. REMOVED AND REPLACED GASKET PER STANDARD MAINT PRACTICES. FOUND NO FAULTS WITH -B- LOOP, OPS CHECK NORM PER M/M 26-10-00-5. INSP TIN FOIL ON DUCT JOINTS, NO DAMAGE FOUND. NR 3 ENG WAS RAN PER JRH, NO FAULTS NOTED ON IDLE ENG RUN. REOPENED ENG AND INSP DUCTS, NO FAULTS NOTED, ENG COWLINGS ARE CLOSED PER M/M 71-00-00-2. OK FOR SVC.

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