Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 15, 2009
Submitted
July 1, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N979TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53629
Aircraft time
28,108 hours, 13,533 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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

IAD - INFLIGHT DCA-DFW. THE CREW REPORTED AIRCRAFT HAD A RIGHT ENGINE FIRE INDICATION. EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDED IAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND NUMBER 2 ENGINE COWL ANTI-ICE DUCT BROKEN AND UPPER COWL DAMAGED. REPLACED NUMBER 2 ENGINE UPPER COWL AND ANTI-ICE DUCT.

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