SDR 9903519948

Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
August 30, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8929E
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
45866
Engine
Pwa JT8D9
Part
Duct
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING HANDLE AND TWO LOOP INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE FIRE WARNING BELL SOUNDED. FLIGHT CREW NOTED THE FIRE WARNING CEASED WHEN THROTTLES WERE RETARDED TO IDLE POWER. FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURES, DECLARED YELLOW EMERGENCY, RETURNED TO STL, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAIN BRAKES BECAME LOCKED AFTER LANDING AND WERE COOLED TO ALLOW FOR TAXI INTO GATE AREA. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LEFT ENGINE AND FOUND THE 13TH STAGE DUCT CRACKED AND REPLACED SAME. ALSO, FOUND AND REPAIRED ONE BROKEN FUEL FLOW WIRE LOCATED UNDER THE SADDLE DUCT. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.

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