Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC1030F

Difficulty date
December 20, 2006
Submitted
December 29, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N310FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030F
Aircraft serial
48299
Aircraft time
51,246 hours, 15,856 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

T/O AT SJC NR 2 THROTTLE MUCH FURTHER FWD THAN 1 AND 3 EGT NR 2 CREEPING UP, MAX TEMP = 880' C PULLED NR 2 THROTTLE BACK EVEN W/ 1 AND 3 GOT FIRE WARN, THROTTLE IDLE. SHUT DOWN ENGINE, FIRED BOTTLE NR 1 AS A PRECAUTION. DIVERT TO KOAK. DURING T/O N2 FOR ALL THREE MOTORS WERE APPROX. THE SAME FUEL FLOW ON NR 2 SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN 1 AND 3. DUMPED FUEL. FOUND T-DUCT AT NR 2 ENGINE HI PRESS BLEED VALVE RUPTURED. REPLACED DUCT, HPBV AND HARNESS, FAV AND HARNESS, HPBV AND FAV SENSE AND RIGID LINES, SUPPORT RODS FOR DUCTING, LT THRUST REVERSER COOLING MANIFOLD, REPAIRED LT CORE COWL BLOW OUT DOOR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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