Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
September 15, 2009
Submitted
September 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N751NW
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47115
Aircraft time
90,519 hours, 81,469 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D11
Part
Duct
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Fuel Deice
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
F, E, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB ENGINE FIRE INDICATION FOR THE NR 1 ENGINE ENUNCIATED. FLIGHT CREW COMPLIED WITH COM, FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS ACTIVATED AND THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. FLIGHT CREW RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT PERFORMING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND A RUPTURED 13TH STAGE FUEL DE-ICE DUCT/AIR MANIFOLD AND REPLACED IT. ENGINE RUN AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS GOOD.

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