Service difficulty report · Boot · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
December 10, 2001
Submitted
December 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3043
Aircraft time
17,089 hours, 15,392 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Boot
Part number
29S5D5240213
Part serial
MN03030
Condition
Debonded
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
13,046 hours, 11,605 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

APPROX 50 NM NORTH OF TRI, THE CAPTAIN NOTIFIED DISPATCH NR 1 ENG WAS SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE F/A REPORTING FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE ENG. CAPT DID NOT SEE THE FLAMES OR HAVE ANY INDICATION ON THE RED WARNING PANEL. THE CAPT STATED IT SEEMED THAT THE INTAKE BOOT WAS FLAPPING INSIDE THE INTAKE. THE CAPT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DIVERTED TO TRI. DISPATCH NOTIFIED TRI OF THE EVENTS. MX SENT MECHANICS VIA A CHARTER FLIGHT TO INSPECT THE ENG AND DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. MX FOUND THE INTAKE DE-ICE BOOT DELAMINATED AND DEBONDED THEN REPLACED THE ENGINE INTAKE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MM JIC 30-20-00. OPERATIONAL AND PERFORMANCE CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.