Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 30, 2006
Submitted
January 10, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49967
Aircraft time
36,805 hours, 28,959 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
41,527 hours, 32,375 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
JT8D219
Part serial
725390
Condition
Blown
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
41,527 hours, 32,375 cycles
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

DURING CLIMB THROUGH 6,500 MSL, FIRE DETECTOR LOOP OAP APPEARED FOLLOWED BY LEFT FIRE INDICATION. ALL INDICATIONS APPEARED NORMAL AND ENGINE WAS LEFT AT IDLE POWER PER THE QRH. NOTE ENG ANTI-ICE WAS ON. OPENED LT ENG COWL. FOUND DUCT JUST AFT OF ENG COWL ANTI-ICE VALVE WITH BROKEN COUPLING AND DUCT SEPARATED. REMOVED AND INSTALLED ANTI ICE DUCT NEED ENG RUN. RAN ENGINE. PERFORMED LEAK TEST ON NOSE COWL ANTI ICE DUCT NO LEAKS NOTED.

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