Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 23, 2004
Submitted
August 24, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N925DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49712
Aircraft time
43,620 hours, 34,986 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
41,758 hours, 34,336 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
13277505
Part serial
NA
Condition
Blown
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
F, C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF RIGHT ENGINE FIRE LOOPS BOTH INDICATED RT ENGINE FIRE. TRIED TO RETARD RT THROTTLE BUT HANDLE WAS STIFF. RIGHT FUEL SHUTOFF SW ALSO STIFF. PULLED FIRE HANDLE AND FIRED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES AND RETURNED TO PBI. FOUND 13 STAGE BLEED AIR DUCT TO NOSE COWL BLOWN. NO DAMAGE TO COWL. FLIGHT CANCELED. REQUIRES BOTH TELEFLEX CABLES TO BE REPLACED.

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