SDR IXXA199588

Service difficulty report · Ai Duct Seal · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
October 14, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N788AL
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
45999
Engine
Pwa JT3D7
Part
Ai Duct Seal
Part number
B650510
Condition
Blown
Location
Nr 1 Nose Cowl
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EN ROUTE FROM BDL TO SJU - THE UPPER HALF OF THE NR 1 ENGINE OUTBOARD COWL DOOR PEELED OFF, LEAVING ITS LOWER HALF FIRMLY LATCHED IN PLACE ON THE NR 1 ENGINE. INSPECTION ON THE GROUND IN SJU, REVEALED BLOWN NOSE COWL ANTI-ICE DUCT SEALS, A 3 INCH BY 6 INCH OVAL ACCESS PLATE BLOWN FROM THE AFT BULKHEAD OF THE NOSE COWL, AND PYLON APRON DAMAGE. SUBMITTER STATES, THE PROBABLE CAUSE OCCURED WHEN THE ENGINE ANTI-ICE WAS APPLIED. THE NOSE COWL ANTI-ICE DUCT SEALS THEN BLEW. THIS PRESS BLEW THE OUTBOARD COWL DOOR. THE BLOWN ANTI-ICE DUCT SEALS WERE REPLACED, THE PYLON APRON WAS REPAIRED, AND THE COWLING DOOR WAS REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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