Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 15, 2011
Submitted
May 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N552AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53034
Aircraft time
57,539 hours, 29,416 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt 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

LIT - INFLIGHT DFW-IAD. CREW REPORTED LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING INDICATION. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED LIT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE WAS FOUND. REPLACED LOWER STARTER DUCT AT T-FITTING THAT WAS CRACKED. FOUND LOWER BURN THROUGH BARRIER LOOP ON LEFT ENGINE OPEN. REPLACED LOOP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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