SDR 9718791157

Service difficulty report · Bleed Duct · Doug DC1040

Difficulty date
October 5, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N157US
Make and model
Doug DC1040
Aircraft serial
46766
Engine
Pwa JT9D20
Part
Bleed Duct
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, J

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

What was found

AT ROTATION, THE NR 1 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHT. WITH POWER REDUCED TO IDLE ON THE NR 1 ENGINE, THE FIRE LIGHT WENT OUT. FUEL WAS DUMPED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND AN ENGINE BLEED DUCT DAMAGED AND NUMEROUS REVERSER COMPONENTS OVERHEATED. THE DAMAGED PARTS WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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