Service difficulty report · Linkage · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
December 9, 2003
Submitted
December 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N495FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21669
Aircraft time
34,372 hours, 23,556 cycles
Part
Linkage
Condition
Missing
Location
Nr 1 Eng Control
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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

INFLIGHT TOTAL LOSS OF NR 1 ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL. ENGINE NR 1 ACCELERATED TO 90 PERCENT N1 & N2, SUSPECT ZERO SPEED PROTECTION HAS ENGAGED. ENGINE SHUTDOWN IAW CHECKLIST. FOUND NR 1 ENG THROTTLE CONTROL LINKAGE AFT ROD-END BEARING MISSING. CAPT CONFIRMED SHUTDOWN DURATION OF LESS THAN 20 MINUTES WITH A POSITIVE OIL PRESSURE ABOVE 10 PSI DURING WINDMILLING. ACCOMPLISHED THE ENGINE WINDMILLING INSPECTION REFERENCING THE P & W JT8D MAINTENANCE MANUAL 72-00. T/S FOUND THAT THE BOLT WHICH ATTACHES THRUST LEVER INPUT ROD TO NR 1 ENG FUEL CONTROL HAD FALLEN OUT. INSTALLED NEW BOLT, NUT, WASHER AND COTTER KEY TO INPUT ROD. RIGGING WAS NOT AFFECTED REF M/M 76-11-001-4. OK FOR SERVICE.

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