Service difficulty report · Fuel Oil Cooler · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
March 8, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68065
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
46590
Engine
Ge CF650C2
Part
Fuel Oil Cooler
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
D, E

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

What was found

FUEL SMELL REPORTED IN COCKPIT AND CABIN DURING TAXI OUT. RETURN TO GATE, FIRE DEPART REPORTED FIRE COMING FROM NR 2 ENG. NR 2 ENG WAS SHUT DOWN. EMERG EVAC SLIDES WERE DEPLOYED AND PAX EXITED A/C VIA SLIDES. FIRE DEPART EXTINGUISHED ENG FIRE. L-3 DOOR SLIDE DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY. NR 2 ENG WILL BE REPLACED. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION FOUND FUEL MIGRATED INTO OIL SYS WHICH WOULD EXPLAIN REPORTED FIRE IN EXHAUST AREA. FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE FUEL OIL HEAT EXCHANGER FAILED INTERNALLY. ALLOWING FUEL, THAT OPERATES AT SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER PRESS THAN OIL, TO MIGRATE INTO OIL SYS. DISASSEMBLY OF FUEL OIL HEAT EXCHANGER REVEALED CRACKED OIL DIVIDER PLATE WHICH HAD BEEN DISPLACED AND CAUSED FRETTING OF FUEL T

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