Service difficulty report · Coupler · Doug DC1030F

Difficulty date
June 8, 2005
Submitted
June 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303
Make and model
Doug DC1030F
Aircraft serial
46917
Engine
Ge CF650C2
Part
Coupler
Part number
34H40600
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AIR TURNBACK INITIAL CLIMB OBSERVED MASTER WARNING & ENG FIRE WARNING LIGHT & BELL CAME ON & THEN OFF. NR 2 ENG NACELLE TEMP 260 DEG, NR 1 & 3 160 DEG. REDUCED ENG THRUST LEVER TOWARD IDLE TEMP FOLLOWED, PUSHED LEVER FORWARD & TEMP INCREASED, TESTED FIRE WARNING, NORMAL ON NR 1 & 3 BUT NO INDICATION ON 2. ACCOMPLISHED ENG FIRE CHECKLIST AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE CHECKLISTS. FOUND DUCT APART ABOVE HIGH STAGE VALVE, REPOSITIONED SAME, REPLACED COUPLER. RAN ENG OPS CHECK, LEAK DOWN DECAY CHECK FOUND GOOD. PRESSURE WENT FROM 40 PSI TO 30 PSI WITH SYSTEM OFF IN 38 SEC ENG TEMP READ 200DEG PNEUMATIC TEMP AFTER 10 MIN AT 80 PERCCENT N2 55 PERCENT N1 NACELLE TEMP READS 80 DEG CELCIUS. OPS CHECK NORMAL.

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