SDR CLCA080802

Service difficulty report · Tube · Doug DC1030F

Difficulty date
August 15, 2008
Submitted
December 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N614GC
Make and model
Doug DC1030F
Aircraft serial
46931
Aircraft time
80,586 hours, 25,380 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650C2
Engine time
59,838 hours, 19,214 cycles
Part
Tube
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 3
Part time
59,838 hours, 19,214 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, J
Precautionary procedure
E, J, A

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

What was found

NR (3) ENG FIRE WARNING CAME ON DURING CLIMB THROUGH 22KFT. ENG WAS SHUTDOWN IAW AOM PROCEDURE E-12, ACFT FUEL WAS DUMPED, AND ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. UPON EXTERIOR INSP OF THE ENG, DISCOVERED THE SEALS TO THE HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE (HPT), COOLING TUBE WAS MISSING/BLOWN OUT. ENGINE BOROSCOPE REVEALED INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE HPT AREA. METAL WAS FOUND IN THE TAIL PIPE. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. ENG TSLSV: 4773:16 ENG CSLSV:1571 ENG TSI:921:19 ENG CSI: 285

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