Service difficulty report · Support · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
April 26, 2004
Submitted
April 28, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N315FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
48313
Aircraft time
41,666 hours, 12,418 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650*
Part
Support
Condition
Broken
Location
Fire Loop
Part time
35,836 hours, 11,475 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
B
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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What was found

ON TAKEOFF AT 1200 FT AGL THE EGT ON NR 1 ENG WENT TO 960 DEGREES INDICATED VERY RAPIDLY. TOOK 4 THROTTLE WIDTHS TO BRING THE EGT BACK INTO PARAMETERS AND ENG RUNNING SMOOTLY. DUMPED APPROX 20K LBS OF FUEL. INITIAL VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED SEVERAL BROKEN PNEU DUCT SUPPORT STRUTS, MANY BROKEN CLAMPS, RUPTURED HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE COOLING DUCT AT 12 O'CLOCK POS BROKEN FIRE LOOP SUPPORT TUBE ETC AND METAL IN TAILPIPE. INTERROGATED NR 1 EGT INDICATOR, DATA SHOWED 975 DEG FOR 10 SEC.

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