Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
April 8, 2003
Submitted
April 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N234FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21328
Aircraft time
66,105 hours, 40,850 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Air Conditioning
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER LVL OFF AT FLT LEVEL 280 THE NO EQUIP COOLING LIGHT ILLUM. QRH DIRECTED TO CHK / RESET EQUIP COOLING C/B. PULLED AND RESET THE C/B AND LIGHT REMAINED ON. QRH THEN DIRECTED TO SHUT OFF RADIO ALT, VHF, & DME - COMPLIED WITH CHK LIST AND LIGHT REMAINED ON. QRH DIRECTED LAND AT NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT - LANDED AT MCI 0201Z. FOUND BLOWER DISCHARGE DUCT MUFFLER/LINER SHIFTED AND BLOCKING HOLE FOR FLOW LIMIT NOZZLE. ALSO FOUND FLEX HOSE FOR FLOW LIMIT NOZZLE COLLAPSED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BLOWER FAN DUE TO FOD DAMAGE REF 727-200 AMM 21-58-011-4. REMOVED AND REPLACED BLOWER DISCHARGE DUCT & FLOW LIMITING NOZZLE FLEX HOSE REF 727-200 AMM 21-58-061-4. OPS CKS OK.

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