Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 5, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14889
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49118
Engine
Pwa JT8D217A
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Part time
15,547 hours
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

THE TOWER REPORTED FIRE FROM THE NR 2 ENGINE TAILCONE AREA DURING TAXI OUT. THE CAPTAIN DISCHARGED BOTH ENGINE FIRE BOTTLES AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS SUMMONED. AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS PERFORMED. THE FORWARD SERVICE DOOR AND AFT SERVICE DOOR ESCAPE SLIDES WERE DEPLOYED. THE LT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE NR 2 ENGINE HAD EXPERIENCED A HOT START. THE ENGINE WAS CHANGED DUE TO THE HOT START AND FIRE AGENT INGESTION. EXAMINATION OF THE LT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR FOUND THAT A PORTION OF THE EMERGENCY SLIDE ASSEMBLY WAS JAMMED ON LIP OF DOOR SILL. THE DOOR SLIDE LANYARD HAD NOT BEEN CONNECTED. ALL THREE DOOR SLIDES WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED.

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