SDR 2001F00225

Service difficulty report · Engine · Cvac 340CVAC

Difficulty date
June 6, 2001
Submitted
August 24, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N157JR
Make and model
Cvac 340CVAC
Aircraft serial
284
Engine
Pwa R2800*
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
E, F

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

What was found

DURING AN ATTEMPT TO PERFORM A MAINTENANCE RUN ON THE NR 2 ENGINE, THE ENGINE BECAME FLOODED AND BACKFIRED, RESULTING IN A MINOR COWLING FIRE. THE TECHNICIAN THEN PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY SHUT DOWN, AND PULLED THE T-HANDLE FOR THE NR 2 ENGINE, FOLLOWED BY THE ACTIVATION OF THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE. THE SUPPORTING GROUND 'FIRE GUARD', THEN FOLLOWED UP WITH THE ACTIVATION OF AN ADDITIONAL GROUND STAND BY FIRE BOTTLE TO ASSURE THE EXTINGUISHING OF THE FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH NO RESULTING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, ENGINE WIRING, ACCESSORIES, OR ANY OTHER COMPONENTS ON, OR WITHIN THE ENGINE COWLING. (M)