Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 21, 2005
Submitted
April 22, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838AM
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49397
Aircraft time
56,546 hours, 27,131 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
32,804 hours, 19,093 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Right
Part time
32,804 hours, 19,093 cycles
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

AIRCRAFT RETURN OF FLIGHT, RT ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR LIGHT TURNED ON AND IT TURNED OFF WHEN ENGINE WAS DECELERATED. DURING CHECK LOOPS WERE DETECTED GROUNDED, BOROSCOPIC INSP WAS PERFORMED TO RT ENGINE DETECTING 13TH STAGE BLEED DUCT DAMAGED. RT ENGINE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED IAW MM AND A AND B LOOPS WERE ISOLATED AND TESTED IAW MM. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO MAIN BASE AND DURING OVERNIGHT DETAILED INSPECTION, IT WAS DETECTED NOISE SUPPRESSOR PANEL WITH DAMAGES. IN ORDER AVOID MORE DAMAGES TO SUCH ENGINE, IT WAS REPLACED IAW MM, TESTED CORRECT IAW MM.

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