Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 28, 2002
Submitted
March 28, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53285
Part
Duct
Part number
2026TP
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

EN ROUTE DFW-MEX, DURING CLIMB-OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 14,000 FT, RT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH AURAL WARNING. BOTH LOOP LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED, EGT REACHED APPROXIMATELY 520 DEGREES. ENGINE WAS RETARDED TO IDLE. RETURNED AND LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. VISUAL INSPECTION BY FIRE CREW REVEALED NO FIRE OR DAMAGE. ENGINE WAS THEN SHUTDOWN DURING TAXI IN. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE ANTI-ICE DUCT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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