Service difficulty report · Exhaust Pipe · Lkheed P2V5F

Difficulty date
July 18, 2017
Submitted
July 19, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
NI6R011N
Neptune Aviation Services Inc
Aircraft
N410NA
Make and model
Lkheed P2V5F
Aircraft serial
131482
Aircraft time
8,441 hours, 2,079 cycles
Engine
Wright R3350*
Engine time
6,553 hours
Part
Exhaust Pipe
Part number
430443
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NORMAL LOADED TAKE-OFF & ROTATION. RECIP NR 2 FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE OVER THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND ENGINE POWER AT TAKE-OFF POWER. POWER WAS REDUCED TO CLIMB POWER SETTING AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED IMMEDIATELY. LOAD WAS JETTISONED AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. IFE WAS NOT DECLARED. PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE REVEALED A DEFECTIVE EXHAUST PIPE LEAKING ONTO THE FIRE DETECTION ELEMENT. EXHAUST PIPE WAS R&R'D, ENGINE GROUND RUN, RETURNED TO SERVICE, AND A SUCCESSFUL CHECK FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED.