Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
November 2, 2000
Submitted
November 6, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N39081
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
47861
Aircraft time
80,088 hours, 24,786 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650C2
Engine time
68,115 hours, 24,869 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Blown
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

THE NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND BELL ACTIVATED DURING TAKEOFF FROM IAH. THE NR 1 NACELLE TEMP WENT TO 300 DEGREES AND THE NR 1 THRUST REVERSER VALVE OPEN LIGHT CAME ON. POWER WAS REDUCED TO JUST ABOVE IDLE AND THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. FUEL WAS DUMPED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 1 ENGINE PNEUMATIC DUCT BLOWN ON LT SIDE OF ENGINE WITH DAMAGE TO THE NR 1 ENGINE I/B THRUST REVERSER HALF. THE PNEUMATIC DUCT WAS REPLACED. THE NR 1 ENGINE I/B THRUST REVERSER HALF WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 78-32-11. IN ADDITION, THE NR 1 ENGINE OVER PRESSURE S/O VALVE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 78-31-09.

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