Service difficulty report · Exhaust Segment · Doug C54EDC

Difficulty date
September 22, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Doug C54EDC
Engine
Pwa R20004
Part
Exhaust Segment
Part number
C20055336
Condition
Blown Open
Location
#1 Cylinder
Component
Solar
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
J, M
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) #3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF. #3 ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE EXHAUST RING SEGMENT FROM #1 CYLINDER HAD OPENED UP AT THE TOP AREA AND ACTIVATED FIRE WARNING. METAL AT THE FAILED AREA OF THE EXHAUST RING SEGMENT IS MALLEABLE, WITH LITTLE OR NO SIGN OF BRITTLEMENT.

More about the Doug C54E-DC