Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 20, 2008
Submitted
February 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N932DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49719
Aircraft time
51,084 hours, 39,202 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
45,325 hours, 34,596 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER SELECTION CLIMB POWER GOT A FIRE LIGHT ON NR 1 ENGINE FOLLOWED BY A BELL, RETARDED ENG TO IDLE AND LIGHT WENT OUT. INSP AREA FOUND WIRING AROUND NOSE ANTI-ICE VALVE DAMAGED. FOUND DUCT BLOWN APART. REPLACED DUCT. AFT CLAMP SECURED, FWD LOOSE NEEDS MID CLAMP, CW 426246. INSTALLED MID CLAMP AND TIGHTENED FWD NUT. UPON FURTHER INSP FOUND LEFT IGV ANTI-ICE TUBE DAMAGED 417998. REPAIRED SEVEN DAMAGED WIRES GOING TO P1-808 AND P1-809 COWL ANTI-ICE VALVE AND LEFT ANTI-ICE VALVE. CHK GOOD PER M/M 943755. REPLACED ANTI-ICE DUCT. A/C RAN TAKEOFF POWER PER M/M. NO TROUBLE NOTED.

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