Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
October 13, 2005
Submitted
October 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N219FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
21102
Aircraft time
53,329 hours, 29,597 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Loose
Location
Bleed Air
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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

CRUISE POWER SETTING , NR 1 ENG STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RAN QRH AND LIGHT WENT OUT GOOD SYST TEST, RETURNED TO KMIA. INSPECTED ALL DUCTS, CLAMPS AND SENSE LINES. FOUND NUMEROUS CLAMPS LOOSE AT NR 1 PRECOOLER AND NR 1 BLEED VALVE. TIGHTEN CLAMPS IAW MM 36-00-001-2. RAN ENG AT IDLE PER JRH NO LEAKS NOTED. FOUND CLAMPS ON NR 1 ENG BLEED VALVE WORN REPLACED SAME, RAN A/C TO HIGH POWER, NO MORE LEAKS NOTED, A/C OK FOR SERVICE. FOUND NR 1 ENG BLEED VALVE CLAMPS WORN REPLACED SAME, RAN A/C AT HIGH POWER NO LEAKS FOUND. CLOSED ALL PANELS ON NR 1 ENG STUB WING.