Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 4, 2017
Submitted
January 9, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N964DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49983
Aircraft time
69,629 hours, 51,474 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

PERFORMED AN AIR TURN BACK TO PHL DUE TO NUMBER 1 ENGINE FIRE INDICATION SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE COWL ANTI-ICE DUCT BLOWN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED DAMAGED ANTI-ICE DUCTS AND UPPER COWL DUE TO HEAT DAMAGE. AN ENGINE RUN WAS PERFORMED AND THE ANTI-ICE CHECKED OKAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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