Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 13, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16892
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49391
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Duct
Condition
Blown
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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 AFTER TAKEOFF. THE BELL WAS SILENCED AND WHEN THE NR 1 ENGINE THROTTLE WAS RETARDED, THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED SLIGHTLY BOTH LOOP LIGHTS CAME ON WITH FIRE WARNING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO EWR WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE 13TH STAGE DUCT TO COWL ANTI-ICE VALVE BLOWN. THE NR 1 ENGINE UPPER COWL WAS BURNT DUE TO THE BLOWN DUCT. THE 13TH STAGE DUCT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE NR 1 ENGINE UPPER COWL WAS ALSO REPLACED.

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