Service difficulty report · Gasket · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 3, 2010
Submitted
August 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N494AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49732
Aircraft time
63,184 hours, 33,114 cycles
Part
Gasket
Part number
5767984
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, E, A

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

What was found

SAT - INFLIGHT MFE-DFW. CREW REPORTED LEFT ENGINE FIRE INDICATION. BOTH FIRE BOTTLES USED AND LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. SINGLE ENGINE TIME 25 MINUTES. EMERGENCY DECLARED LANDED SAT WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND LEFT ENGINE ANTI ICE VALVE GASKET BLOWN. REPLACED VALVE, GASKET AND LEFT ENGINE FIRE LOOP CONTROLLER. REPLACED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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