Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 14, 2009
Submitted
August 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49474
Aircraft time
64,054 hours, 34,007 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
2026TP
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Anit-Ice System
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

DFW - CREW REPORTED BOTH FIRE LOOPS INDICATION FOR LEFT ENGINE ILLUMINATED ON CLIMBOUT THEN FIRE WARNING INDICATION ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED, RETURNED TO DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. OPENED LEFT ENGINE COWLINGS AND FOUND ANTI-ICE DUCT HAD RUPTURED. REPLACED LEFT AFT ANTI-ICE TUBE ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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