Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 2, 2003
Submitted
April 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N278AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49294
Engine
Pwa JT8D217C
Part
Duct
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

MIA - FLT 2081 - EN ROUTE FLL-DFW, ON CLIMB-OUT, LEFT THROTTLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MOVE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THERE WAS AN ENGINE FIRE WARNING ON LEFT ENGINE. NO INDICATION OF FIRE. ACCOMPLISHED CHECKLIST, FIRE WARNING DISAPPEARED WITH THROTTLE REDUCTION. LANDED MIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE UPPER RIGHT ANTI-ICE DUCT. REPLACED FORWARD CUTOFF CABLE AND LEFT ENGINE THROTTLE CABLE. ACCOMPLISHED CABLE RIG CHECK AND ENGINE RUN UP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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