Service difficulty report · Cowl Door · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
January 27, 2001
Submitted
February 20, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3043
Aircraft time
14,853 hours, 13,455 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Cowl Door
Part number
001A711E1400008
Condition
Open
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
14,491 hours, 13,048 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ON THE DESCENT, THE RIGHT HAND INBOARD ENGINE COWLING DOOR PARTIALLY OPENED AND THE CREW RECEIVED A RIGHT HAND ENGINE FIRE LIGHT. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY MANUAL AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE FIRE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND FLIGHT 4102 LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENTS. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO DAYTON WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE ENGINE COWLING IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 71-10-20. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.