Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
December 11, 2002
Submitted
December 12, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N188FE
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
19081
Aircraft time
67,211 hours, 49,237 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D1
Part
Duct
Part number
65224464
Part serial
720334
Condition
Blown
Location
Nr 3 Starter
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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

AFTER TAKEOFF NR 3 ENGINE HAD FIRE INDICATOR, IAW FLIGHT MANUAL QRM SHUTDOWN ENGINE, FIRELIGHT EXTINGUISHED BY ITSELF AND TESTED GOOD. NO ABNORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NOTED. AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN WINDMILLED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MIN. NR 3 OIL PRESS APPROX 10 PSI (WINDMILLING). OPENED NR 3 ENGINE COWLING. FOUND SUPPLY DUCT (1ST ELBOW) OFF OF STARTER, BLOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 3 ENGINE STARTER SUPPLY DUCT IAW MM, LEAK CHECK OK. INSPECTION NR 3 ENGINE MAIN OIL STRAINER AND CHIP DETECTORS AS REQUIRED FOR ENGINE WINDMILLING CONDITION IAW MM. NO CONTAMINATION FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE MAIN OIL FILTER IAW MM.