Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 7272S2F

Difficulty date
December 4, 2005
Submitted
December 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N217FE
Make and model
Boeing 7272S2F
Aircraft serial
22938
Aircraft time
28,437 hours, 16,618 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

REJECTED FIRST T/O DUE TO ENG FAIL LIGHT ON, NR 3 ENG ADV UP TO RED LINE N1 BUT EPR WAS STILL VERY LOW TO CONTINUE T/O, PILOT SAID ENG RED LINE NI WAS NOT EXCEEDED, REMOVED NR 3 ENG BULLET, PRESS TESTED THAT SECTION OF PT2 LINE, CHKS GOOD. FOUND THE TWO O-RINGS ON THE PT2 COUPLER IN THE BULLET DRYROTTED, CRACKING, AND OF THE WRONG TYPE. REMOVED AND REPLACED TWO "HIGH TEMP" O-RINGS, AND INSTALLED BULLET, PRESS TESTED PT7, AND THE REM. PT2 LINES FROM THE TRANS TO THE ENG, FOUND PT2 LINE LEAKING AT THE FLYING WING TO FUSE CONN, DISCONN, AND INST THAT CONN, LK CHECKS GOOD. RAN NR 1 AND NR 3 ENG AT HIGH PWR PER 727-200JRH, NR 3 EPR OPS CHKS GOOD, ALL NR 1 AND NR 3 NORM.

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