Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 4, 2014
Submitted
January 13, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9626F
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53596
Aircraft time
43,629 hours, 20,589 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
5,216 hours, 2,673 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

STL INFLIGHT AUS-ORD. CREW REPORTED LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LOSS. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED STL LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND 6 INCH BY 2 INCH SECTION OF FWD INTER DUCT SEGMENT CRACKED AT 9 O`CLOCK POSITION ON NR 1 ENG. REPLACED NR 1 ENG AT STL ON 01/06/2014. SYSTEM GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION OPEN.

More about the Doug DC-9-83