Service difficulty report · Boot · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
December 13, 2001
Submitted
December 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N332PH
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3010
Aircraft time
16,234 hours, 20,461 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119C
Engine time
13,941 hours, 16,670 cycles
Part
Boot
Part number
001A716E1000010
Part serial
1122
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
8,957 hours, 4,291 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

RIGHT ENGINE HAD FLUCTUATING TORQUE INDICATION OF 10 - 25 PERCENT IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE FOUND INTAKE DE-ICE BOOT INFLATING AND CHOKING OFF ENGINE AIR INLET SUPPLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED INTAKE.