Service difficulty report · Seal · Dorner DO228202

Difficulty date
January 11, 2016
Submitted
January 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N263MC
Make and model
Dorner DO228202
Aircraft serial
8141
Aircraft time
11,107 hours, 14,835 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
10A367150312
Condition
Worn
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Part time
11,108 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT WAS PERFORMING A NIGHT CURRENCY FLIGHT, AS HE BEGAN HIS FINAL APPROACH THE LT ENG FIRE WARNING CAME ON. THE PILOT PULLED BACK POWER & THE FIRE LIGHT WENT OUT BELOW 40% TORQUE. PUSHING THE POWER UP CAUSED THE LIGHT TO COME BACK ON. THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED THE ACFT, NO HEAT DAMAGE, OR FIRE COULD BE FOUND & THE SYS GND TESTED NORMAL. THE ACFT WAS GND RUN & THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. FOUND ONE BLEED AIR DUCT COUPLING & CONNECTOR SEEMED LOOSE GOING FROM THE ENG COMPARTMENT INTO THE AIRFRAME. THE SYS WAS PRESS CHECKED & FOUND EXCESSIVE LEAKAGE. THIS BLEED AIR LEAKAGE WAS INLINE WITH THE FIRE DETECTION WIRE LOOP. THE COUPLING SEALS WERE REMOVED & FOUND TO BE WORN & HARD. THE SEALS IN THE COUPLER & CONNECTOR WERE REPLACED & THE ACFT WAS GND RUN & TESTED NORMAL.