Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 23, 2005
Submitted
January 4, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N567AM
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53293
Part
Duct
Part number
2026TP
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Anti Ice
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

MCO - ON CLIMBOUT AT ABOVE 1700 WITH CLIMB POWER, LEFT B-LOOP CAME ON. SHORTLY AFTER LEFT A-LOOP CAME ON. LEFT FIRE WARNING CAME ON IMMEDIATELY. LEVELED OFF AT 18,000 AND PULLED POWER BACK TO 1.40 ENGINE PRESSURE RATIO AND WARNING WENT OUT. RETURNED TO MCO AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO FURTHER WARNINGS WERE OBSERVED AT ANYTIME. SHUTDOWN ENGINE AFTER LANDING. REPLACED RUPTURED REAR ANTI ICE DUCT ON LEFT ENGINE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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