Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 22, 2017
Submitted
May 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N902DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53379
Aircraft time
65,634 hours, 48,024 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Duct
Condition
Blown
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

PERFORMED AN IFSD AND AN ATB, DUE TO A REPORTED FIRE WARNING ON THE NR 2 ENGINE. AFTER REDUCING THE THROTTLES, THE WARNING EXTINGUISHED. VIBRATIONS WERE REPORTED IN THE AFT CABIN. IAW QRH, THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 2 ENGINE 13TH STAGE DUCT BLOWN WITH DAMAGE TO THE 8TH STAGE DUCT, THE FIREWALL, AND A WIRING HARNESS. THE EGT IAW THE FLIGHT DATA RECORDER HAD REACHED 679 DEG. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH NR 1 AND THE NR 2 ENGINES. THE FIRE BOTTLE WAS REPLACED.

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