Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
October 13, 2005
Submitted
October 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N489FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21492
Aircraft time
39,157 hours, 25,072 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Loose
Location
Bleed System
Stage of operation
CL
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

ENG 3 STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, COMPLETED QRH PROC AND ISOLATED ENG NR 3 BLEED AIR. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED WHEN NR 3 BLEED AIR SW AND NR 2 PACK SW TURNED OFF AND NR 3 THROTTLE RETURNED TO IDLE. LIGHT REMAINED OFF THROUGH REST OF FLIGHT. 13 OCT 05 REMOVED AND REPLACED GROUND PNEU DUCT AND GASKETS AND CLAMP PER MM 36-00-001-2, LEAKS CKS GOOD ON APU. SEE TSI 26-13/8048 FOR FURTHER ACTIONS REQUIRED PER MOCC. 14 OCT 05 AS PER MOCC REQUEST AND AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE OVERHEAT DETECTOR OF THE NR 3 ENGINE. PERFORMED HIGH PWR RUN AS PER JRH. ALL ENG INDICATIONS NORMAL. OVERHEAT LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.