Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 23, 2002
Submitted
October 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45971
Aircraft time
83,816 hours, 34,809 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
D51P581119
Condition
Damaged
Location
9th Stage
Part time
83,816 hours, 34,809 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

AFTER TAKE OFF FROM ANC, THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE AUDIO WARNING SOUNDED FOR THE NUMBER THREE ENGINE. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COMPANY PROCEDURES AND SECURED THE ENGINE. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO ANC FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT WHICH REVEALED THE DUCT ASSEMBLY FOR THE NINTH STAGE BLEED AIR RUPTURED. ADDITIONAL INSPECTION FOUND THE THRUST REVERSER INNER HEAT SHIELD WITH NOMINAL DAMAGED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE DUCTS AND PERFORMED SUCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOUGLAS MAINTENANCE MANUAL. CFMI SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE PLACED THE THRUST REVERSER ON DEFERRAL IN INCORDANCE WITH COMPANCY PROCEDURES FOR REPAIRS AT THE NEXT MAINTENANCE STATION. MAINTE

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