Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 9, 2015
Submitted
July 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804WA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49345
Aircraft time
81,305 hours, 36,548 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
64,710 hours, 33,343 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BIRD STRIKE ON T/O, LOSS OF AIRSPEED ON RT SIDE INTERMITTENT ON LT SIDE AIRSPEED. FOUND EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE AT RADOME, PITOT TUBES, WING L/E. INSPECTED AND CLEANED AREAS IAW AMM 12-22-01. NO DENTS OR DEFECTS NOTED. OVERWEIGHT LANDING, OVER BY 200 LBS. ACCOMPLISHED OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION IAW AMM 05-51-04 PAGE 605, TABLE 601 A1 CHECK INSPECTION, NO DEFECT NOTED. REF ITEM 1 ABOVE, DURING BIRD STRIKE CONDITION CHECK FOUND EVIDENCE OF BIRD INGESTION ON RT ENG INLET. CLEANED MINIMAL BIRD FEATHERS OUT OF RT ENGINE IAW AMM 12-22-01, INSPECTED RT ENGINE IAW AMM 05-51-08 PAR 25, LT NO DEFECT NOTED. GROUND RAN RT ENGINE IAW 71-00-00 ALL PARAMETERS CHECK IN LIMITS. REF ITEM 1 ABOVE, DURING BIRD STRIKE CONDITION CHECK FOUND EVIDENCE OF BIRD INGESTION ON LT ENGINE INLET. CLEANED MINIMAL BIRD FEATHERS OUT OF LT ENGINE IAW AMM 12-22-01, INSPECTED LT ENGINE IAW AMM 05-51-08 PAR 25, LT NO DEFECT NOTED. GROUND RAN LT ENG IAW 71-00-00 ALL PARAMETERS CHECK IN LIMITS. REF TO ITEM 3, INSPECT NR 2 ENGINE INLET C1 AND CORE AREA FOR INGESTION OF BIRD. INSPECTED NR 2 ENGINE INLET AND CORE AREA FOR INGESTION OF BIRD. FOUND NO DAMAGE INLET AREA OR THE CORE AREA, NO EVIDENCE OF BIRD INGESTION C1 AND CORE AREA IAW AMM 72-00-00. REF TO ITEM 4, INSPECT NR 1 ENGINE INLET C1 AND CORE AREA FOR INGESTION OF BIRD. INSPECTED NR 1 ENGINE INLET AND CORE AREA FOR INGESTION OF BIRD. FOUND NO DAMAGE INLET AREA OR THE CORE AREA, NO EVIDENCE OF BIRD INGESTION C1 AND CORE AREA IAW AMM 72-00-00. IN REF TO ITEM NR 1, BIRD STRIKE ON T/O, CLEANED DEBRIS AT LT & RT PITOT TUBES, PURGED PITOT AND STATIC LINES WITH DRY NITROGEN. PERFORMED PITOT STATIC LEAK CHECK IAW AMM 34-11-00. LEAK CHECK FAILED. IN REF TO ITEM NR 7, LEAK CHECK FAILED, T/S SYSTEM FOUND F/O'S PIPE ASSY PITOT DRAIN PN 7912645-532 CRACKED. R & R LINE IAW AMM 20-12-04 & 20-30-02 PERFORMED PRESSURE LEAK CHECK IAW AMM 34-11-00, LEAK CHECK PASSED..

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