Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 9, 2012
Submitted
January 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53364
Aircraft time
53,112 hours, 38,810 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
52,763 hours, 38,997 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Blown
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

FLIGHT CREW DIVERTED FOLLOWING THE "FIRE WARNING" ILLUMINATING FOR THE NR 1 ENGINE. MAINTENANCE FOUND DAMAGE TO UPPER ENGINE COWL AND NOSE COWL FROM A BLOWN ANTI-ICE DUCT. NOSE COWL ANTI-ICE DUCT AND ANTI-ICE VALVE WERE BOTH REPLACED ALONG WITH THE UPPER ENGINE COWL AND NOSE COWL.

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