Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
March 27, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1829U
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46628
Aircraft time
73,638 hours, 25,631 cycles
Engine
Ge CF66D
Engine time
47,903 hours, 16,963 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
9015M29G01
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RETURNED TO ORD UNDER AMBER ALERT AND CANCELLED DUE TO NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING. *S/D* AT THE TERMINAL ORD FOUND 13TH STAGE COOLING DUCT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE AT THE 9 O''CLOCK POSITION FAILED. ADJACENT REVERSER BLANKET SECONDARY DAMAGE ON LEFT SIDE OF COWL. DUCT AND DAMAGED REVERSER BLANKETS WERE REPLACED. THIS ENGINE DISPLAYED ECM TREND PLOT SHIFT 3 FLIGHTS AFTER DUCT WAS REPLACED. ENGINE WAS REMOVED ON 3/30/00 DUE TO SUSPECTED HPT DISTORTION CAUSED BY LOSS OF COOLING AIR DUCT FAILURE.

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