Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 10, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N72822
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49482
Part
Duct
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE RT FIRE DETECTOR LOOP LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY THE RT FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND BELL WHILE EN ROUTE FROM IAH TO CLE. THE RIGHT ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE FIRE WARNINGS CEASED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE ANTI-ICE DUCT ON TOP OF NR 2 ENGINE RUPTURED. THE ANTI-ICE DUCT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE NR 2 ENGINE UPPER COWLING WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED DUE TO HEAT DAMAGE CAUSED BY RUPTURE OF THE ANTI-ICE DUCT. LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD AND A FIRE DETECTION TEST WAS NORMAL.

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