Service difficulty report · Exhaust Pipe · Cvac 580

Difficulty date
May 3, 2007
Submitted
May 4, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N582
Make and model
Cvac 580
Aircraft serial
475
Aircraft time
54,154 hours
Part
Exhaust Pipe
Part number
90632321
Condition
Loose
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE EN-ROUTE FROM MIAMI (MIA) TO CANCUN (MUN) THE LEFT HAND ENGINE FIRE WARNING BELL SOUNDED. THE CREW REDUCED POWER ON THE ENGINE AND THE ALARM STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MIA AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE CREW DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. INSPECTION BY MECHANICS REVEALED THE LEFT HAND TAIL PIPE ASSEMBLY HAD COME LOOSE FROM ITS CLAMPS ALLOWING ENGINE EXHAUST TO ESCAPE. THE EXHAUST TAILPIPE, CLAMPS AND STRUCTURE WERE INSPECTED. NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND. MECHANICS REINSTALLED THE TAILPIPE AND THE ENGINE RUN AT HIGH POWER WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT IS CLOSED.