Service difficulty report · Duct · Lkheed 382G

Difficulty date
June 12, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Lkheed 382G
Aircraft time
43,241 hours
Engine
Allsn 501D22A
Propeller
Hamstd 54H60117
Part
Duct
Part number
15015073
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE THE CREW ADVISED THAT THEY HAD SHUTDOWN THE NR 3 ENGINE DUE TO AN OVERHEAT WARNING LIGHT AND THAT THEY WERE RETURNING TO POINT OF DEPARTURE. THEY DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. WHEN MX INSPECTED THE ACFT THEY FOUND THE UPPER BLEED AIR MANIFOLD DUCT RUPTURED. IT WAS REPLACED, GROUND RUN CARRIED OUT AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.