Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
October 28, 2010
Submitted
November 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N41CX
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
46129
Aircraft time
88,069 hours, 23,706 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D*
Part
Duct
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Pnumatic Sys
Part time
65,575 hours, 27,830 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, NR 4 ENGINE GENERATOR UNPARALLEL LIGHT FOLLOWED BY GENERATOR DRIVE OIL LIGHT, MANIFOLD PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH HIGH PRESSURE MANIFOLD AIR PRESSURE OVERTEMP LIGHT CAME ON, LOSS OF EGT INDICATION, ZERO FUEL FLOW AND ZERO EPR. THE CREW SHUTDOWN NR 4 ENG AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ENGINE AND FOUND ELBOW DUCT ON PNEUMATIC PRESSURE REGULATOR DISCONNECTED AND NUMEROUS WIRES DAMAGED. THEY RECONNECTED ELBOW DUCT AND REPAIRED DAMAGED WIRES. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD IAW DC8 MAINTENANCE MANUAL 36-11-11, BOEING SWPM 20-10-01, 20-10-03, WD 24-2-4, 28-5-0 AND 72-2-0. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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