What was found
LEFT ENG FIRE WARNING IN FLT. LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER THROTTLE WAS RETARDED TO IDLE. ENG SHUTDOWN AFTER LANDING. FOUND FUEL AIR HEATER MANIFOLD CRACKED. REPLACED SAME.
- Difficulty date
- June 4, 2000
- Submitted
- June 7, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N909DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49540
- Aircraft time
- 34,986 hours, 29,795 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- Engine time
- 30,944 hours, 25,797 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7312 · Fuel Heater
- Part
- Manifold
- Part serial
- 750033504
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuel Air Heater
- 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.