Service difficulty report · Clamp · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
February 14, 2002
Submitted
February 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N93840
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
271
Part
Clamp
Part number
S0003017000000
Condition
Broken
Location
#1 Engine
Component
Slide Joint
Component part number
65004200
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

IAH- DURING FLIGHT 3630 THE CREW NOTED THAT THE #1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMBOUT. THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE #1 ENGING,PULLED THE #1 ENGING FIRE BOTTLE HANDLE,DECLAIRED EMERGENCY, AND, RETURNED TO IAH WITHOUT INCIDENT. IAH- MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE #1 ENGINE, AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. THE FIRE INDICATION WAS CAUSED BY A BROKEN CLAMP AT THE HIGH PRESSURE VALVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE #1 ENGINE HIGH PRESSURE VALVE OUTLET DUCT,AND, THREE ATTACHING CLAMPS,PERFORMED A OPERATIONAL CHECK, NO DEFECTS NOTED, AND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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