Service difficulty report · Augmentor Tube · Cvac 240*

Difficulty date
March 31, 2005
Submitted
April 14, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N156PA
Make and model
Cvac 240*
Aircraft serial
324
Engine
Pwa R2800*
Part
Augmentor Tube
Condition
Fire
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, J
Precautionary procedure
F, D

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

What was found

RT ENG FIRE WARNING BELL SOUNDED AND ASSOC FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING TAXI. RT FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED AND ENG SHUTDOWN. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH NO FURTHER ACTION. EXAMINATION OF RT ENG REVEALED INSIDE OF AUGMENTOR TUBE HAD CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE WAS CONTAINED INSIDE AUGMENTOR TUBE. AUGMENTOR TUBE WAS REMOVED AND AC WAS INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. NO DAMAGE TO AC, OTHER THAN AUGMENTOR TUBE WAS FOUND. NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL OR OIL LEAKING IN AREA. RT AUGMENTOR TUBE WAS REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT AND AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. COMMON CAUSE, THIS TYPE OF FIRE IS WIND UP THE TAILPIPE COMBINED WITH LOW ENG RPM CREATING ACCUMULATION OF GASOLINE VAPOR IN AUGMENTOR TUBE. (K)